SOLUTION: So I received this question, and have no clue how to answer it: 2 legs of a right triangle are in the ratio 5:6. The hypotenuse is 2 radical 61 meters long. If the longer of the

Question 921845: So I received this question, and have no clue how to answer it:
2 legs of a right triangle are in the ratio 5:6. The hypotenuse is 2 radical 61 meters long. If the longer of the two legs is doubled and the shorter remains the same, what is the length of the new hypotenuse. I don't even really want an answer, but just steps in the right direction. Thanks
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The original triangle analyzed:
Let x be some positive real number.
USING Pythagorean Theorem formula, , and you can solve this for x.

STEPS TO FIND x.

The next part gives new conditions and a question.
The original triangle's legs are , and .

The side 12 is to be doubled, meaning becomes 24; and the side 10 remains unchanged. Find the new hypotenuse!
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