SOLUTION: please help me solve this, its a triangle with a hypotenuse of 12, leg a is x and leg b is (x+5)

SOLUTION: please help me solve this, its a triangle with a hypotenuse of 12, leg a is x and leg b is (x+5)

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Question 285066: please help me solve this, its a triangle with a hypotenuse of 12, leg a is x and leg b is (x+5)
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x^2 + (x + 5)^2 = 12^2

2x^2 + 10x + 25 = 144 ___ 2x^2 + 10x - 119 = 0

use the quadratic formula to find x

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x = 5.61 (approx)
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