SOLUTION: The lenghth of one leg of a right triangle is 24ft.The lenghth of the other leg is 16ft shorter than the hypotenuse, find the length of the hypotenuse and the other leg.
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Question 266693: The lenghth of one leg of a right triangle is 24ft.The lenghth of the other leg is 16ft shorter than the hypotenuse, find the length of the hypotenuse and the other leg.
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The lenghth of one leg of a right triangle is 24ft.The lenghth of the other leg is 16ft shorter than the hypotenuse, find the length of the hypotenuse and the other leg.
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h^2 = 24^2 + (h-16)^2
h^2 = 576 + h^2 -32h + 256
32h = 832
h = 26 feet
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