SOLUTION: The longer leg of a right triangle is 7 cm longer than the shorter leg. The hypotenuse is 9 cm longer than the shorter leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle.

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Question 1031547: The longer leg of a right triangle is 7 cm longer than the shorter leg. The hypotenuse is 9 cm longer than the shorter leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle.
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The longer leg of a right triangle is 7 cm longer than the shorter leg. The hypotenuse is 9 cm longer than the shorter leg.
Find the side lengths of the triangle.
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Solve this quadratic equation and get the answer.


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