document.write( "Question 263161: the length of one leg of a right triangle is 10 ft. the length of the hypotenuse is 2 feet longer than the other leg. find the length of the hypotenuse and the other leg \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #193944 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! the length of one leg of a right triangle is 10 ft. the length of the hypotenuse is 2 feet longer than the other leg. find the length of the hypotenuse and the other leg\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let the other leg be x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "one leg =10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "length of hypotenuse x+2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2+10^2=(x+2)^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2+100=x^2+4x+4\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4x=100-4 \n" ); document.write( "X= 100-4/ 4\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "X= 24\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hypotenuse= 26 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |