SOLUTION: pythagoras=25^2 sides= (x+3) 4(x+2)

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Question 505231: pythagoras=25^2
sides= (x+3)
4(x+2)

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pythagoras=25^2
sides= (x+3)
4(x+2)
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(x+3)^2 + (4(x+2))^2 = 25^2
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x^2 + 6x + 9 + 16(x^2+4x+4) = 625
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17x^2 + 70x +73 = 625
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17x^2 + 70x - 552 = 0
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x = 4
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side: x+3 = 7
side: 4(x+2) = 24
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