SOLUTION: One leg of a right triangle is 7 miles longer than the other. The hypotenuse is equal to 13 miles. How long is the shorter leg? The correct answer is 5 miles. please help me

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Question 569015: One leg of a right triangle is 7 miles longer than the other. The hypotenuse is equal to 13 miles. How long is the shorter leg?
The correct answer is 5 miles.
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One leg of a right triangle is 7 miles longer than the other. The hypotenuse is equal to 13 miles. How long is the shorter leg?
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