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?
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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

Use Pythagoras:



Solve for . Then calculate

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