SOLUTION: A lot is in the shape of a right triangle. The short leg measures 180 meters the hypotinus is 60 meters longer than the longer leg. How long is the longer leg?

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Question 479958: A lot is in the shape of a right triangle. The short leg measures 180 meters the hypotinus is 60 meters longer than the longer leg. How long is the longer leg?
Answer by Aswathy(23) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the measure of longer leg be x.
Then, by using pythagoras theorem,
x^2+(180)^2=(60+x)^2
x^2+32400=3600+120x+x^2
28800=120x
x=240
so the longer leg is 240 meters long.