SOLUTION: One leg of a right triangle is twice as long as the other leg. The lenght of the hypotenuse is square root of 20. what is the lenght of each leg.
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Question 304484: One leg of a right triangle is twice as long as the other leg. The lenght of the hypotenuse is square root of 20. what is the lenght of each leg. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! One leg of a right triangle is twice as long as the other leg.
x = 1 leg
2x = 2nd leg
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The length of the hypotenuse is square root of 20.
x = 2 is the 1st leg
and
2(2) = 4 is the 2nd leg
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Check: h =
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