SOLUTION: one leg of a right triangle if 1 foot less than twice the other. the hypotenuse if 17 feet. find the lengths of the two legs
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Question 916700: one leg of a right triangle if 1 foot less than twice the other. the hypotenuse if 17 feet. find the lengths of the two legs
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, smaller leg
x^2 + (2x-1)^2 = 289ft^2
5x^2 -4x - 288 = 0 (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure)
x = 8ft and Larger leg is 15ft
...
and checking
64 + 225 = 289
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