SOLUTION: the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13m long. if each leg were increased by 3m the hypotenuse would be increased by 4m. translate into equation.

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Question 493776: the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13m long. if each leg were increased by 3m the hypotenuse would be increased by 4m. translate into equation.
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the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13m long. if each leg were increased by 3m the hypotenuse would be increased by 4m. translate into equation.
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Let x = one leg
and y = second leg
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since we have two unknowns, we'll need two equations.
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x^2 + y^2 = 13^2
(x+3)^2 + (y+3)^2 = (13+4)^2