SOLUTION: Q a straight length of wire is 20 cm long It is bent at right angles to form the two shorter sides of a right angled triangle.If the triangle's area is 30 cm^2, find: 1) the lengt

Question 1024098: Q a straight length of wire is 20 cm long It is bent at right angles to form the two shorter sides of a right angled triangle.If the triangle's area is 30 cm^2, find:
1) the length of the hypotenuse 2) the triangles's perimeter.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The legs, x and y.

Solve the system .

Start this way:

continue....
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