SOLUTION: A right triangle has one leg that is 3 times as long as the other leg. The length of the hypotenuse is the square root of 40 inches. Find the lengths of the legs
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Question 1035669: A right triangle has one leg that is 3 times as long as the other leg. The length of the hypotenuse is the square root of 40 inches. Find the lengths of the legs
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A right triangle has one leg that is 3 times as long as the other leg. The length of the hypotenuse is the square root of 40 inches. Find the lengths of the legs
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Call the length or the shortest leg x.
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Solve for x
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