SOLUTION: The legs of a right triangle are 4 cm and x cm. The hypotenuse is (2x-1) cm. What is x? I know the answer to this question is 3 but what I can't figure out is how that solution was
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Question 813687: The legs of a right triangle are 4 cm and x cm. The hypotenuse is (2x-1) cm. What is x? I know the answer to this question is 3 but what I can't figure out is how that solution was achieved. I tried setting up the equation like but got the wrong answer. Can you help? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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