SOLUTION: If the shorter leg of a right triangle is x+1, the longer leg is x+2, and the Hypotenuse is x+3, what are the lengths of the sides of the triangle?
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Question 962654: If the shorter leg of a right triangle is x+1, the longer leg is x+2, and the Hypotenuse is x+3, what are the lengths of the sides of the triangle? Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source):
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if the shorter leg of a right triangle is ,
the longer leg is , and the hypotenuse is ,then
....we need only positive solution
now find the lengths of the sides of the triangle:
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