SOLUTION: The lengths of the shortest side is 7 inches shorter than the middle side, while the longest side (hypotenuse) is 1 inch longer than the middle side. Find the lengths of the sides
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Question 1146067: The lengths of the shortest side is 7 inches shorter than the middle side, while the longest side (hypotenuse) is 1 inch longer than the middle side. Find the lengths of the sides.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the length of the middle side = in.
The length of the shortest side = in.
The length of the hypotenuse = in.
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( by looking at it )
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I'll choose
This doesn't work because you can't take 7 in from 4 in
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5 - 12 - 13 are the sides
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