SOLUTION: Two legs of a right triangle are x and x+7. If the hypotenuse is 13, then find x.
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Question 505766: Two legs of a right triangle are x and x+7. If the hypotenuse is 13, then find x.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use Pythagoras.
^2\ = 13^2)
Collect like terms, put the equation into standard quadratic form, and solve.
Remember to discard any negative root since you are solving for a positive measure of length.
John
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