SOLUTION: The hypotenuse of a right angled triangleis 20 cm. The difference between itsother two sides is 4 cm. Find the length of the sides.

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Question 1180670: The hypotenuse of a right angled triangleis 20 cm. The difference between itsother two sides is 4 cm. Find the length of the sides.
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The hypotenuse of a right angled triangleis 20 cm. The difference between highlight%28cross%28itsother%29%29 its other two sides is 4 cm.
Find the length of the sides.
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It is seen by an unarmed eye that this triangle is the (12,16,20) right angled triangle

similar to the classic (3,4,5) right angled triangle.