SOLUTION: the problem is if the longest side of a right triangle is 7 more then the second longest side with a total perimeter of 30, what is the length of the shortest side?
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Question 596752: the problem is if the longest side of a right triangle is 7 more then the second longest side with a total perimeter of 30, what is the length of the shortest side?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the measure of the second longest side be represented by 
. The the measure of the longest side must be represented by 
.
Since the perimeter is the sum of the measures of all three sides, the short side must measure \ =\ 23\ -\ 2x)
Use Pythagoras:
^2\ =\ (x\ +\ 7)^2)
Solve for . Then calculate 
John
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