SOLUTION: 3m smaller side 2m+14 and hypotenuse 5m

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Question 930386: 3m smaller side 2m+14 and hypotenuse 5m
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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%283m%29%5E2%2B%282m%2B14%29%5E2=%285m%29%5E2
9m%5E2%2B4m%5E2%2B56m%2B196=25m%5E2
12m%5E2-56m-196=0
3m%5E2-14m-49=0
%28m-7%29%283m%2B7%29=0
Only a positive solution makes sense here,
m-7=0
m=7
Then,
3m=21
2m%2B14=14%2B14=28
5m=35
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21-28-35