SOLUTION: The sides of a right triangle are x, x+31, and x+32 units long. Find the side lengths of the lengths of the triangle by solving for x

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Question 1021211: The sides of a right triangle are x, x+31, and x+32 units long. Find the side lengths of the lengths of the triangle by solving for x
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Using the Pythagorean theorem,





Only positive x solutions are allowed.



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