document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=122350>Question 122350</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Christine has a solar panel with a width of 21 in. To get the proper inclination for her climate, she needs a right triangle support frame that has one leg twice as long as the other. To the nearest tenth of an inch, what dimensions should the frame have? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hint: Do not round your answer(s) until the very end.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Shorter side=?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Longer side=? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #89842 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=89842\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ASSUMING THE 21 INCHES IS THE HYPOTENUSE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2+(2X)^2=21^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2+4X^2=21^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5X^2=441<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2=441/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2=88.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=SQRT88.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=9.3915 INCHES FOR THE SHORT LEG.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X=2*9.3915=18.783 INCHES FOR THE LONG LEG.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9.3915^2+18.783^2=21^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88.2+352.8=441<BR>\n" );
document.write( "441=441<BR>\n" );
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