SOLUTION: The Hypotenuse of a right triangle is 168mm long and the Perimeter is 398mm.
Determine the lengths of the two others legs.
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Question 257354: The Hypotenuse of a right triangle is 168mm long and the Perimeter is 398mm.
Determine the lengths of the two others legs.
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Our first equation is
(i)
and our second equation is
(ii)
solving (iii) for a, we get
(iv)
substituting (iv) into (i) we get
(v)
expanding, we get
(vi)
or
(vii)
By quadratic, we get
b ~ 144.78
a ~ 85.22
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