SOLUTION: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 26cm the sum of the other two sides is 34cm find the lengths of the two sides
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Question 941470: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 26cm the sum of the other two sides is 34cm find the lengths of the two sides
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the hypotenuse of a right triangle is
the sum of the other two sides, and , is
find: the lengths of the two sides
use Pythagoras theorem:
since given the sum and and , we have
=> ...plug in
....solve for
...divide by
solutions:
if =>
if =>
if we choose , then will be => =>
or if we choose , then will be => =>
so, it doesn't matter what we choose
and is one solution, and
and is the other solution
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