SOLUTION: one leg of a right triangle is 3 millimeters longer than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse is 6 millimeters longer than the shorter leg. find the lengths of the sides of the trian

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Question 946369: one leg of a right triangle is 3 millimeters longer than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse is 6 millimeters longer than the shorter leg. find the lengths of the sides of the triangle.
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