SOLUTION: The longer leg of a right triangle is 4m longer than the shorter leg. The hypotenuse is 8m longer than the shorter leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle.
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Question 879362: The longer leg of a right triangle is 4m longer than the shorter leg. The hypotenuse is 8m longer than the shorter leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, the shorter leg.
The other two sides are of lengths x+4, and x+8.
Pythagorean Theorem: .
Most of the work from here is just solve for x.
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