document.write( "Question 907533: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is
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document.write( " long. The longer leg is
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document.write( "1inch
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document.write( " longer than the shorter leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #550422 by ewatrrr(24785)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x the shorter leg \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + (x+1)^2 = 25 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x^2 + 2x+ 1 = 25 \n" ); document.write( "2x^2 + 2x - 24 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x - 12 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "(x+4)(x-3)= 0 (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure) \n" ); document.write( "x= 3, the shorter leg. The longer leg is 4 \n" ); document.write( "and..checking \n" ); document.write( "9 + 16 = 25 \n" ); document.write( " |