SOLUTION: In a triangle f, the shorter leg is 1 less than one-third of the longer leg while the hypotenuse is 1 more then the longer leg

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Question 998362: In a triangle f, the shorter leg is 1 less than one-third of the longer leg while the hypotenuse is 1 more then the longer leg
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In a triangle f, the shorter leg is 1 less than one-third of the longer leg while the hypotenuse is 1 more then the longer leg.
Find the measures of the legs and the hypotenuse.
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 +  = ,  (x is the shorter leg measure)


 -  +  +  = , -----> multiply by 9 both sides ----->


 +  = , 


 = ,


x = 24.


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