SOLUTION: 1. A right triangle has legs that measure 6 meters and 8 meters. Find the length of the hypotenuse. 2. The length of a rectangle is 3 meters longer than the width, and the diag

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Question 324692: 1. A right triangle has legs that measure 6 meters and 8 meters. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
2. The length of a rectangle is 3 meters longer than the width, and the diagonal measures 15 meters. What are the length and width?

Answer by JBarnum(2146)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.
a=6
b=8





2.






-9*12=-108 12-9=3

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