document.write( "Question 1088139: The length of one leg of a right triangle is 7 meters less than the length of the other leg. The length of the hypotenuse is 13 meters. What is the length of the other two sides? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #702409 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"x%5E2%2B%28x-7%29%5E2=13%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2%2Bx%5E2-14x%2B49=169\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%5E2-14x-120=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2-7x-60=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-12%29%28x%2B5%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Only positive values for x make sense here,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x-12=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x-7=5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "5-12-13 triangle.
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