SOLUTION: The shortest leg of a right triangle is 2 less than the hypotenuse and the hypotenuse is one longer than the longest leg right in quadratic equation form
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Question 323986: The shortest leg of a right triangle is 2 less than the hypotenuse and the hypotenuse is one longer than the longest leg right in quadratic equation form
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
longest leg be x
hypotenuse= x+1
shortest leg = x-2
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x^2+(x-2)^2= (x+1)^2
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