SOLUTION: Suppose a right triangle has one leg of length 5 cm. The hypotenuse is 1 cm longer than the other leg. Find the missing two sides of the right triangle.

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Question 940965: Suppose a right triangle has one leg of length 5 cm. The hypotenuse is 1 cm longer than the other leg. Find the missing two sides of the right triangle.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the Pythagorean theorem,
5%5E2%2BL%5E2=%28L%2B1%29%5E2
25%2BL%5E2=L%5E2%2B2L%2B1
2L=24
L=12cm
Then
H=L%2B1=13cm