SOLUTION: How do I find the answer to "the short side of a triangle is 60 meters, the hypotenuse is 20 meters longer than the longer side. What is the measure of the hypotenuse?" using the p

Question 276978: How do I find the answer to "the short side of a triangle is 60 meters, the hypotenuse is 20 meters longer than the longer side. What is the measure of the hypotenuse?" using the pythagorean theorem?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let

represent the measure of the hypotenuse. Then the measure of the unknown leg is

. Using Pythagoras:

Just solve for

John

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