SOLUTION: A right triangle has one leg that is three times as long as the other leg the height of the hypotenuse is Root 40 inches find the length of the legs
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Question 1029281: A right triangle has one leg that is three times as long as the other leg the height of the hypotenuse is Root 40 inches find the length of the legs
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I assume you mean the length of the hypotenuse is .
Using the Pythagorean theorem,
So then the legs are and inches.
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