SOLUTION: The length of the longer leg of a right triangle is 13 inches more than three times the length of the shorter leg. The length of the hypotenuse is 14 inches more than three times t
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Question 879465: The length of the longer leg of a right triangle is 13 inches more than three times the length of the shorter leg. The length of the hypotenuse is 14 inches more than three times the length of the shorter leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle. Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Applying the Pythagorean Theorem
x^2 + (3x+13)^2 = (3x+14)^2 Expand, combine Like terms, Set to zero and factor
