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2 May, 06:47

One leg of a right triangle is five feet more than the other leg. If, the Hypotenuse of the right triangle is 15 feet, what is the length of each feet?

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  1. 2 May, 06:58
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    So basically plug (x+5) and X in for a and b in a^2+b^2=c^2.

    then solve and you get 100=x^2 which simplifies to 10. so x=10. then the three sides are 10, 15, 15
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