document.write( "Question 1175212: Calculate the missing length in the following triangle.\r
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document.write( "With the given data, the solution can be obtained for right triangle ONLY.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are two possibilities.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(1)  The given sides are two legs.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     Then the third side, the hypotenuse, is   =  = 10 cm.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(2)  The longer side is the hypotenuse; the other side is one of the two legs.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     Then the other leg is   =  =  cm = 5.292 cm  (rounded).\r\n" );
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