SOLUTION: The legs of a right triangle differ by 2 centimeters and the hypotenuse is 4 centimeters more than the shorter leg. Find the sides of the triangle.

Question 165934: The legs of a right triangle differ by 2 centimeters and the hypotenuse is 4 centimeters more than the shorter leg. Find the sides of the triangle.
Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
---> let's point it as the adjacent side
-------------> let's point it as the oppposite side
-------------> hypotenuse side
differ by 2cm --
By Pyth. Theorem:

, perfect square, factorable

2 values ---
As highlighted, shortest side: adj= 6cm; opp=6+2=8cm; hyp=6+4=10cm
See below,

check:

Thank you,
Jojo

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