In a right triangle one of the legs is 3 cm smaller than the hypotenuse, and the other leg is 6 cm smaller than the hypotenuse. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

BTW - 6.71/Square root of 45 is not the answer

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14 November, 00:12

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Sarai Blackburn · Answer 1

A^2+b^2 = c^2

(h-3) ^2 + (h-6) ^2 = h

H^2-6h+9+h^2 - 12h+36=h

2h^2 - 18h+45=h

In a right triangle one of the legs is 3 cm smaller than the hypotenuse, and the other leg is 6 cm smaller than the hypotenuse. Find the length of the hypotenuse.BTW - 6.71/Square root of 45 is not the answer