SOLUTION: A lot is in the shape of a right triangle. The short leg measures 180 meters the hypotinus is 60 meters longer than the longer leg. How long is the longer leg?
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Question 479958: A lot is in the shape of a right triangle. The short leg measures 180 meters the hypotinus is 60 meters longer than the longer leg. How long is the longer leg?
Answer by Aswathy(23) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the measure of longer leg be x.
Then, by using pythagoras theorem,
x^2+(180)^2=(60+x)^2
x^2+32400=3600+120x+x^2
28800=120x
x=240
so the longer leg is 240 meters long.
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