SOLUTION: help me solve plz. the shortest side of a right triangle measures 20m. The lengths of the other two sides are consecutive odd integers. Find the lengths of the other two sides.

Question 869625: help me solve plz.
the shortest side of a right triangle measures 20m. The lengths of the other two sides are consecutive odd integers. Find the lengths of the other two sides.
the length of the second side(shorter than the third side)
the lenght of the third side.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The hypotenuse is one of the odd-integers sides. This will be the larger odd integer side.

2n+1 and 2n+3 are these odd integers sides, and the hypotenuse ....

---- solve for n and then compute the two unknown side lengths.
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