SOLUTION: One leg of a right triangle is 4 millimeters longer than the smaller leg and the hypotenuse is 8 millimeters longer than the smaller leg. FIND the lengths of the sides of the trian

Question 1078202: One leg of a right triangle is 4 millimeters longer than the smaller leg and the hypotenuse is 8 millimeters longer than the smaller leg. FIND the lengths of the sides of the triangle. Break the steps down step by step thank you!
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Pythagorean theorem,

Only positive solutions make sense here,

So the sides of the triangle are 12, 16, and 20mm.

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