SOLUTION: How do I find the side lengths of a right angled triangle is only the hypotenuse is given, and the only other thing known is that one side length is 3 times the amount of the other

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Question 1083201: How do I find the side lengths of a right angled triangle is only the hypotenuse is given, and the only other thing known is that one side length is 3 times the amount of the other?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One leg, x
Other leg, 3x
Given or known hypotenuse, h

x%5E2%2B%283x%29%5E2=h%5E2
10x%5E2=h%5E2
x%5E2=%281%2F10%29h%5E2

x=h%2Fsqrt%2810%29

x=h%2Asqrt%2810%29%2F10