SOLUTION: A right triangle has an area of 84 ft^2 and a hypotenuse 25 ft long. What are the lengths of its other two sides? Thank you so much!

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: A right triangle has an area of 84 ft^2 and a hypotenuse 25 ft long. What are the lengths of its other two sides?
Thank you so much!
This question is from textbook College Algebra

Answer by cowess(34)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Say the other two sides are x ft and y ft.
so




x=24,7
when x=24, y=168/x=7
when x=7, y=168/x=24
so the lengths of its other two sides are 7 and 24

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