SOLUTION: Suppose the measures of the two legs of a right triangle differ by 2 inches and that the hypotenuse is 2 inches longer than the longer leg. Find the measures of the three sides.
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Question 942809: Suppose the measures of the two legs of a right triangle differ by 2 inches and that the hypotenuse is 2 inches longer than the longer leg. Find the measures of the three sides.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So the legs would be and and the hypotenuse would be .
Use the Pythagorean theorem,
Only non-zero solutions make sense here,
So the lengths are 6,8, and 10.
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