SOLUTION: given the right triangle, with a=3x, b=4x+1. Solve the ABC

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Question 937151: given the right triangle, with a=3x, b=4x+1. Solve the ABC
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm assuming a and b are not the hypotenuse.
a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2
%283x%29%5E2%2B%284x%2B1%29%5E2=c%5E2
c%5E2=9x%5E2%2B16x%5E2%2B8x%2B1
c%5E2=25x%5E2%2B8x%2B1