document.write( "Question 164571: Suppose a right triangle has a hypotenuse which is 2 cm longer than one leg and 9 cm longer than the other leg. Find the area of this right triangle. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #121258 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose a right triangle has a hypotenuse which is 2 cm longer than one leg and 9 cm longer than the other leg. Find the area of this right triangle. \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Let the hypotenuse be \"x\" \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "One leg is \"x-2\" cm \n" ); document.write( "The other leg is \"x-9\" cm. \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Area = (1/2)(x-2)(x-0) \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "I'll let you multiply that out. \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |