SOLUTION: given the right triangle A with hypotenuse length of x+3 and a leg length x. and the right triangle B with hypotenuse length 3y and a leg length of y+1 for what values of x and y

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Question 262333: given the right triangle A with hypotenuse length of x+3 and a leg length x. and the right triangle B with hypotenuse length 3y and a leg length of y+1 for what values of x and y are the triangles congruent by HL?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One answer will be when the hypotenuses are equal in length, and the legs
are equal in length, which will give us this system:

system%28x%2B3=3y%2Cx=y%2B1%29

That gives solution x=3 and y=2

Edwin