SOLUTION: One of the legs of a right triangle is twice as long as the other, and the perimeter of the triangle is 28. What is the lengths of all three sides, to three decimal places.
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Question 1150828: One of the legs of a right triangle is twice as long as the other, and the perimeter of the triangle is 28. What is the lengths of all three sides, to three decimal places.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One of the legs of a right triangle is twice as long as the other, and the perimeter of the triangle is 28. What is the lengths of all three sides, to three decimal places.
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Assuming "legs" does not mean the hypotenuse c:
a = shortest leg
c^2 = a^2 + (2a)^2 = 5a^2
c = a*sqrt(5)
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You can do the arithmetic
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