SOLUTION: The large leg of a right triangle is 1 cm longer than its smaller leg. The hypotenuse is 2 cm longer than the smaller leg. How many centimeters long is the smaller leg?
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Question 959972: The large leg of a right triangle is 1 cm longer than its smaller leg. The hypotenuse is 2 cm longer than the smaller leg. How many centimeters long is the smaller leg?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
, x is the smaller leg.
Finish solving for x.
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