SOLUTION: a right triangle has legs 4cm and 3cm. how far from the vertex must this triangle be cut by a line parallel to the longer diagonal so that (a) the area of the small right triangle
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Question 1031427: a right triangle has legs 4cm and 3cm. how far from the vertex must this triangle be cut by a line parallel to the longer diagonal so that (a) the area of the small right triangle will be equal to the area of the trapezoid formed (b) the perimeter of the small right triangle is equal to the perimeter of the trapezoid?
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