SOLUTION: One leg of a right triangle is 1 millimeter longer than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse is 2 millimeter longer than the shorter leg. Find the lengths of the sides of the triangl

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Question 1097395: One leg of a right triangle is 1 millimeter longer than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse is 2 millimeter longer than the shorter leg. Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle.
Answer by ikleyn(52798)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Shorter leg is 3 mm long.

Longer  leg is 4 mm long.

The hypotenuse is 5 mm long.


Well known 3-4-5 right angled triangle.


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