Question 1133980
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SIDES            NUMBER EXPRESSIONS
long leg         x
short leg        x-2
hypotenuse       x+2
equation        (x+2)^2=x^2+(x-2)^2
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Simplify and solve:  {{{(x+2)^2=x^2+(x-2)^2}}}.

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{{{x^2+4x+4=x^2+x^2-4x+4}}}

{{{4x=x^2-4x}}}

{{{x^2-8x=0}}}

{{{x(x-8)=0}}}

{{{highlight(x=8)}}}-------------the LONGEST <b>leg</b> (not the hypotenuse)