SOLUTION: Find w 1) In the right triangle, the opposite side is w , the adajcent is w+7 and the hypotenuse is w+9. Can you please help me? Thanks in advance.

Question 697049: Find w
1) In the right triangle, the opposite side is w , the adajcent is w+7 and the hypotenuse is w+9.
Can you please help me? Thanks in advance.
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, lwsshak3:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find w
1) In the right triangle, the opposite side is w , the adajcent is w+7 and the hypotenuse is w+9.
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Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find w
1) In the right triangle, the opposite side is w , the adajcent is w+7 and the hypotenuse is w+9.
Use the Pythagorean Theorem:
Opp side^2+adj side^2=hypotenuse^2
w^2+(w+7)^2=(w+9)^2
w^2+w^2+14w+49=w^2+18w+81
4w=32
w=8
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