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One leg of a right triangle is 96 inches. Find the hypotenuse and the other leg if the length of the hypotenuse exceeds 2
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One leg of a right triangle is 96 inches. Find the hypotenuse and the other leg if the length of the hypotenuse exceeds 2
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One leg of a right triangle is 96 inches. Find the hypotenuse and the other leg if the length of the hypotenuse exceeds 2 times the other leg by 4 inches. Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Pythagorean theorem says
You are given one side (a) and also a relationship between the hypotenuse (c) and the other side (b)
So
So now solve for b.
Once you get b, you can then solve for c
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