SOLUTION: One leg of a right triangle is twice as long as the other leg. The lenght of the hypotenuse is square root of 20. what is the lenght of each leg.

Question 304484: One leg of a right triangle is twice as long as the other leg. The lenght of the hypotenuse is square root of 20. what is the lenght of each leg.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One leg of a right triangle is twice as long as the other leg.
x = 1 leg
2x = 2nd leg
:
The length of the hypotenuse is square root of 20.

x = 2 is the 1st leg
and
2(2) = 4 is the 2nd leg
;
:
Check: h =
h =

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