Question 619947: one leg of a triangle is three times bigger than the other leg , the hypotenuse is 12 feet . how long is the shorter leg ? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! one leg of a triangle is three times bigger than the other leg , the hypotenuse is 12 feet . how long is the shorter leg ?
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Let the shorter leg be "x".
Then the longer leg is "3x".
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Equation:
x^2 + (3x)^2 = 12^2
10x^2 = 144
x^2 = 14.4
x = 3.79 feet (shorter leg length)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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