SOLUTION: How do I find the answer to "the short side of a triangle is 60 meters, the hypotenuse is 20 meters longer than the longer side. What is the measure of the hypotenuse?" using the p

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Question 276978: How do I find the answer to "the short side of a triangle is 60 meters, the hypotenuse is 20 meters longer than the longer side. What is the measure of the hypotenuse?" using the pythagorean theorem?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the measure of the hypotenuse. Then the measure of the unknown leg is . Using Pythagoras:



Just solve for

John