SOLUTION: The longest side of a right angle triangle it’s one less than two times the length of the short side the remaining side is two units longer than the shorter side what are the dim
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Question 1173520: The longest side of a right angle triangle it’s one less than two times the length of the short side the remaining side is two units longer than the shorter side what are the dimensions of the triangle
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Answer by ikleyn(52798) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The short side (leg) is x; the longest side (hypotenuse) is 2x-1; the other leg is x+2.
Use the Pythagorean Theorem....
No rational roots; use the quadratic formula with the positive root.
The leg lengths are
x =
x+2 =
The hypotenuse is
2x-1 =
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