SOLUTION: The area of a right triangle is 48cm^2, find the length of each of its legs if one leg is 4cm longer than the other one.

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Question 946568: The area of a right triangle is 48cm^2, find the length of each of its legs if one leg is 4cm longer than the other one.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!





We only need the positive solution.


So the legs are 8 and 12cm long.

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