document.write( "Question 1174316: The hypotenuse of a right triangle measures 17 cm. One leg of the triangle measures 8 cm. Find the length of the other leg of the triangle. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The hypotenuse of a right triangle measures 17 cm. \r\n" );
document.write( "One leg of the triangle measures 8 cm. \r\n" );
document.write( "Find the length of the other leg of the triangle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Pythagorean Theorem:  \r\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2\r\n" );
document.write( "  a^2 + 8cm^2 = 17cm^2 \r\n" );
document.write( "      a^2 = 225cm^2   Tossing out the negative solution for length\r\n" );
document.write( "      c = 15 cm  \r\n" );
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