Question 1207016
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a = x = shorter leg
b = x+2 = longer leg
c = x+7 = hypotenuse


The Pythagorean Theorem
a^2+b^2 = c^2
leads to
x^2+(x+2)^2 = (x+7)^2


Expand everything out and get everything to one side to end up with this
x^2 - 10x - 45 = 0


Use of the quadratic formula will lead to:
x = 5 + sqrt(70) = 13.3666 or x = 5 - sqrt(70) = -3.3666
The decimal values are approximate.
The negative solution is tossed out since we cannot have a negative side length.


x = 13.3666 leads to,
x+2 = 13.3666+2 = 15.3666
x+7 = 13.3666+7 = 20.3666


<font color=red>Summary</font>
The sides of the right triangle are
a = 13.3666 
b = 15.3666
c = 20.3666
Each value is approximate.


Check:
a^2+b^2 = c^2
13.3666^2+15.3666^2 = 20.3666^2
414.79839112 = 414.79839556
The two sides aren't an exact match, but they're very close. 
We have a bit of rounding error. 
The decimal portion "79839" matches up at least.


Another way to check:
a^2+b^2 = c^2
a^2+b^2-c^2 = 0
13.3666^2+15.3666^2-20.3666^2 = 0
-0.00000444 = 0
Note the first five decimal digits are 0 to indicate we have those decimal digits matching in the previous check section (the "79839" portion).
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