SOLUTION: one leg of a triangle is 14ft longer than the other leg. The legnth of the hypotenuse is 26ft. Find the lengths of the other 2 sides.
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Question 526205: one leg of a triangle is 14ft longer than the other leg. The legnth of the hypotenuse is 26ft. Find the lengths of the other 2 sides.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a^2+b^2=26^2
a=b+14
(b+14)^2+b^2=26^2
solve for b
accept only positive answers.
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