SOLUTION: The sides of a right triangle are consecutive multiples of three. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
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Question 324637: The sides of a right triangle are consecutive multiples of three. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Pythagorean theorem,
Two solutions:
A negative length doesn't make sense in this problem.
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(9,12,15)
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15 is the length of the hypotenuse.
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