SOLUTION: the lengths of the sides of a right triangle are x, x+4 and x +8 inches. What is the value of x? What is the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle?

Question 815674: the lengths of the sides of a right triangle are x, x+4 and x +8 inches. What is the value of x? What is the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The hypotenuse of a right triangle would be the longest side, so use pythagorean theorem this way: .

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The positive number solution will make sense.
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