SOLUTION: the sides of a right triangle are x,x+32,and x+32 units long. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

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Question 294162: the sides of a right triangle are x,x+32,and x+32 units long. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since 'x' is positive, this means that x%3Cx%2B32. Also, because we have two sides of length x+2, this means that the legs are x+2 units long leaving the hypotenuse to be 'x' units long. That's where the problem lies: the hypotenuse cannot be shorter than either leg. So either there's a typo, or something is missing.