SOLUTION: Triangle with Leg: RS: 3x and Hypotenuse: 5x. Solve for Leg: RT?

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Question 880961: Triangle with Leg: RS: 3x and Hypotenuse: 5x. Solve for Leg: RT?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are several right triangles that you should know by heart.
3,4, 5 and 5, 12 , 13 and their multiples.
This is a 3,4,5 triangle
the missing side is 4x