SOLUTION: The length of one leg of a right triangle is 16ft. The length of the other leg is 34 ft shorter than the hypotenuse. whats the length of the other leg?

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Question 1142221: The length of one leg of a right triangle is 16ft. The length of the other leg is 34 ft shorter than the hypotenuse. whats the length of the other leg?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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h, hypotenuse
16 and h-34, legs

check triangle inequality requirement, hypotenuse versus the two legs,
16%2B%28h-34%29%3Eh
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16%3E34FALSE
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Fails Triangle Inequality

The described triangle, right or otherwise, is impossible.