SOLUTION: In a right triangle one leg is 9 cm less than the hypotenuse. The other leg is 2 cm less than the hypotenuse. How do I find the length of each side?

Question 366930: In a right triangle one leg is 9 cm less than the hypotenuse. The other leg is 2 cm less than the hypotenuse. How do I find the length of each side?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since it's a right triangle, it obeys the Pythagorean theorem,

Two solutions:

Then
This is not a possible solution since it leads to a negative length.
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