document.write( "Question 946568: The area of a right triangle is 48cm^2, find the length of each of its legs if one leg is 4cm longer than the other one. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #577460 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( " $\"48=%281%2F2%29%28X%29%28X%2B4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"X%5E2%2B4X=96\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"X%5E2%2B4X-96=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28X%2B12%29%28X-8%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "We only need the positive solution.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"X-8=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"X=8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So the legs are 8 and 12cm long.
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