SOLUTION: If a right triangle has a hypotenuse of the 5 radical 5 cm and one side is twice as long as the other side, what is the length of its shortest side?. (Simplified radical)
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Question 1043473: If a right triangle has a hypotenuse of the 5 radical 5 cm and one side is twice as long as the other side, what is the length of its shortest side?. (Simplified radical)
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the length of the shortest side =
The length of the longer side is
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Use Pythagorean theorem
and
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The shortest side is 5 cm
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check:
OK
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