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29 June, 21:30

The hypotenuse of a triangle is one foot more than twice the length of the shorter legal. the longer leg is seven feet longer than the shorter leg. find the dimensions of the triangle

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  1. 29 June, 21:43
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    8, 15, 17

    You can do this by using the Pythagorean Theorem and setting the sides equal to

    shorter leg = x

    longer leg = x + 7

    hypotenuse = 2x + 1

    Then solve so that one side is equal to zero and use the quadratic formula.
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