SOLUTION: A section of walkway is in the shape of a right triangle. If the area of the walkway is 32 square meters and the length of the shortest side of the triangle is 4 meters, how long

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Question 1099589: A section of walkway is in the shape of a right triangle. If the area of the walkway is 32 square meters and the length of the shortest side of the triangle is 4 meters, how long is the second-longest side?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a right triangle is,
A=%281%2F2%29L%5B1%5DL%5B2%5D
32=%281%2F2%29%284%29L%5B2%5D
L%5B2%5D=%28%2832%2A2%29%2F4%29m