document.write( "Question 296741: the length of one leg of a right triangle is 6ft . the legth of the hypotenuse is 2 feet longer than the other leg. find the legth of the hypotenuse and the other leg. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #213825 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Since it's a right triangle, it obeys the Pythagorean theorem.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"A=6\"$ and $\"H=B%2B2\"$ , then
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%5E2%2BB%5E2=%28B%2B2%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"36%2BB%5E2=B%5E2%2B4B%2B4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4B=32\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight_green%28B=8%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then from above,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"H=B%2B2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight_green%28H=10%29\"$ \r
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