SOLUTION: the rectangular floor of a closet is divided into two right triangles by drawing a diagonal one leg is one foot more than the other leg the hypotenuse is 5 feet determine the close
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Question 761254: the rectangular floor of a closet is divided into two right triangles by drawing a diagonal one leg is one foot more than the other leg the hypotenuse is 5 feet determine the closets length and width.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Solve for 
, then calculate 
Or save yourself some work and remember that 3, 4, 5 is a Pythagorean Triple
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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