document.write( "Question 856831: suppose one leg and the hypotenuse of a right triangle are consecutive integers. find the length of the leg and hypotenuse if the other leg is of length 7cm. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #516176 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! leg 1 -------7 \n" ); document.write( "leg 2--------x \n" ); document.write( "hypotenuse--------(x+1)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x+1)^2= x^2+7^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2+2x+1 =x^2+49\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x=48 \n" ); document.write( "x=24\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7,24,25 the sides of the right triangle\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |