One leg of a right triangle is...

Question

One leg of a right triangle is 4 millimeters longer than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse is 8 millimeters longer than the shorter leg. Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle.

Answer 1

1. find expressions for the three sides, based on using x as the length of the shorter leg.

2. apply the Pythagorean Theorem

3. solve the equation, step 2 produced, and thus reveal all the answers.

 

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