SOLUTION: The length of one leg of a right triangle is 24 ft. The length of the other leg is 16 ft. shorter than the hypotenuse. Find the length of the hypotenuse and the other leg. Would
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Question 57915: The length of one leg of a right triangle is 24 ft. The length of the other leg is 16 ft. shorter than the hypotenuse. Find the length of the hypotenuse and the other leg. Would it be (x-16)^2+24^2=x?? If it is, I'm not quite sure how to solve that.
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The length of one leg of a right triangle is 24 ft. The length of the other leg is 16 ft. shorter than the hypotenuse. Find the length of the hypotenuse and the other leg.
Let the hypotenuse=x
the length of one leg=24 ft
the length of the other=x-16
The pythagorean theorem is: hypotenuse^2=leg^2+other leg^2
:
The hypotenuse:x=26 ft.
The other leg:x-16=26-16=10 ft.
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