SOLUTION: the hypotenuse of a right triangle is m more than twice the shortest side . If the third side is meter less than the hypotenuse , find the sides of triangle.

Question 1105434: the hypotenuse of a right triangle is m more than twice the shortest side . If the third side is meter less than the hypotenuse , find the sides of triangle.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not sure if you are missing information about your "third side" or not.

Sides are these:
x, shortest side,
m+2x, hypotenuse
(m+2x)-1, third side, "meter less than the hypotenuse"

Right triangle, Pythagorean Theorem, because one of the sides is a "hypotenuse".

Two unknown variables but just one single equation.

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Still one equation in two unknown variables. Maybe use of discriminant may give some more information possible about m ?
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