Question 744902
If a right triangle has a perimeter of 10 units, and its hypotenuse is twice as long as one of its legs, what are the lengths of its sides?

I set the legs as x, 2x and x radical 3, and solved the problem from there, but I need help making sure I got the right answer.

Thanks in advance!


That's the right approach, but the legs are x and {{{x*sqrt(3)}}}, while the hypotenuse is: 2x. With that you should get:


leg measurements of: {{{highlight_green(3.7)}}} and {{{highlight_green(2.1)}}} 


hypotenuse measurement of {{{highlight_green(4.2)}}} units.


You can do the check!!


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