document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=129112>Question 129112</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1885145691/algebrahomeworkh>ALGEBRA 1</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3,4,5 and 7,24,25 are examples of a Pythagorean Triple. Pythagorean Triples are made up of whole numbers. These two examples are special because in both cases the hypotenuse is 1 greater than the longer leg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find one where one of the legs is 37 and the hypotenuse is one more than th longer leg. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+1)^2 = x^2+ 37^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+1 = 37^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 1368<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 684 (2nd leg)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1 = 685 (hypotenuse)<BR>\n" );
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