△bcd is a right triangle. the length of the hypotenuse is 20 centimeters. the length of one of the legs is 15 centimeters. what is the length of the other leg? enter your answer, as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth, in the box

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answer:

(7 x + 6 y) (49 x^2 - 42 x y + 36 y^2)

discussion:

the trick is to recognize that 343 = 7^3 and 216 = 6^3 and, in general,

a^3 + b^3 =   (a + b) (a^2 - a b + b^2).

in our case

343x^3+216y^3   =   (7x)^3 + (6y)^3

so take a = 7x and b = 6y in the above equation to get the answer.

you,

mrb