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7 November, 18:26

A toy manufacturer needs a piece of plastic in the shape of a right triangle with the longer leg 2 cm more than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse 2 cm more than the longer leg. How long should the sides of the triangle be?

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  1. 7 November, 18:33
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    The only Pythagorean triple that is an arithmetic sequence is (3, 4, 5). If the side lengths differ by 2 cm, they must be ...

    6 cm, 8 cm, 10 cm
  2. 7 November, 18:35
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    Short leg = 6, Long leg is 8, and hypotenuse is 10. Just for proof (6^2+8^2) = 100, the square root of that is 10.
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