SOLUTION: I am having trouble setting up the following equation: Suppose that the length of one leg of a right triangle is 2 inches less than the length of the other leg. If the length of

Question 4217: I am having trouble setting up the following equation:
Suppose that the length of one leg of a right triangle is 2 inches less than the length of the other leg. If the length of the hypotenuse is 10 inches, find the length of each leg.
x�+(x+2)�= 10� ? Is this correct?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is a correct version of the equation, yes. Now just multiply it all out, collect terms and get a quadratic equation to solve - either through factorisation or using the formula.

Jon.
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