SOLUTION: Archeologist have discovered that the 18th century garden of the Charles Carol House in Anapolis, MD. was a right triangle. One leg of the triangle was formed by a 400 ft. long sea

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Question 317202: Archeologist have discovered that the 18th century garden of the Charles Carol House in Anapolis, MD. was a right triangle. One leg of the triangle was formed by a 400 ft. long sea wall. The hypotenuse of the triangle was 200 ft. longer than the other leg. What were the dimensions of garden?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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leg A = 400
leg B = x
hyp = (x + 200)
Here is your equation:
(400)^2 + x^2 = (x + 200)^2
Can you finish?