SOLUTION: a right angled triangle has a perimeter of 40 and an area of 60,what are the lengths of the sides

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Question 897380: a right angled triangle has a perimeter of 40 and an area of 60,what are the lengths of the sides
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the sides be x and y.
For area,


For perimeter,


From area,

Substitute,











Two solutions:


Then,

and


Then,

The two sides are and and the hypotenuse is



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