SOLUTION: The shorter leg of a right triangle is 9 m shorter than the longer leg . The hypotenuse is 9 m longer than the longer leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle . -length of the

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Question 1170682: The shorter leg of a right triangle is 9 m shorter than the longer leg . The hypotenuse is 9 m longer than the longer leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle .
-length of the shorter leg: _m
-length of the longer leg:_m
-length of the hypotenuse/_m
Answer by ikleyn(52797) About Me  (Show Source):
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-length of the shorter leg: 27 m
-length of the longer leg: 36 m
-length of the hypotenuse: 45 m

It is a classic (3,4,5) right angled triangle.

Solved.