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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation: one leg of a right triangle is 3 cm more than half the length of the other eg. the area of the triangle is 54cm^2. how long are each of the legs? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #95495 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=95495\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=\"other leg\", so (x/2)+3=\"one leg\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the legs of a right triangle are perpendicular<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ area=one half of the product of the legs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "54=(1/2)(x)((x/2)+3) __ multiplying by 4 __ 216=x^2+6x __ subtracting 216 __ 0=x^2+6x-216\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factoring 0=(x+18)(x-12) __ 0=x+18 and 0=x-12 </SPAN>\n" );
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