SOLUTION: A goat enclosure is in the shape of a right triangle. One leg of the enclosure is built against the side of the barn. The other leg is 4 feet more than the leg against the barn. Th
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Question 1136566: A goat enclosure is in the shape of a right triangle. One leg of the enclosure is built against the side of the barn. The other leg is 4 feet more than the leg against the barn. The hypotenuse is 8 feet more than the leg along the barn. Find the three sides of the goat enclosure.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's the 3-4-5 triangle times 4.
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12, 16 & 20
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