SOLUTION: The length of the longer leg of a right triangle is 4 ft more than twice the length of the shorter leg. The length of the hypotenuse is of more than twice the length of the short

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Question 1190218: The length of the longer leg of a right triangle is 4 ft more than twice the
length of the shorter leg. The length of the hypotenuse is of more than
twice the length of the shorter leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle.
Length of the shorter leg:
Length of the longer leg:
Length of the hypotenuse:
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, josgarithmetic:
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


(1) Read what you have posted
(2) Correct it
(3) Post the corrected problem

(4) In the future, look at what you are posting before you post it

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To the student who said I was wasting his post by not giving him the answer....

You wasted your post by not posting it with all the information needed to solve the problem.

That's why I said in my original response that it would be a good idea when you make a post to make sure that you have provided all the necessary information. When you don't do that, you are wasting both your time and mine.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Student, this sentence is bad for being incomplete:

The length of the hypotenuse is of more than
twice the length of the shorter leg.