SOLUTION: #7. The sides of a right triangle are x - y, x, and x + y, where x and y are positive numbers and y < x. Find the ratio of x to y.
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Question 146807: #7. The sides of a right triangle are x - y, x, and x + y, where x and y are positive numbers and y < x. Find the ratio of x to y.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = 4y
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