Question 1088561

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 5m long. The longer leg is 1m longer than the shorter leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle. 

Find the length of the shorter side
Find the length of the longer side
Find the length of the hypotenuse
<pre>Classical 3-4-5 Pythag. triple, so since hypotenuse is 5 m, the shorter and longer legs must be 3 m and 4 m, respectively.
Why is the length of the hypotenuse being sought? Isn't that given as part of the problem?