SOLUTION: one leg of a right triangle is 14 inches longer than the smaller leg, and the hypotenuse is 16 inch longer than the smaller leg. find the lengths of the sides of the triangle
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Question 165568: one leg of a right triangle is 14 inches longer than the smaller leg, and the hypotenuse is 16 inch longer than the smaller leg. find the lengths of the sides of the triangle
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the smaller leg
Call the hypotenuse
The longer leg =
You can solve by completing the square
Take the square root of both sides
The sides are 10,24, and 26
check answer
OK
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