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Question from dylan, a student: I'm building a fence at my house. If my hypotenuse is 50ft, what are the lengths of my other two legs? |
Dylan,
There are many right triangles with a hypotenuse of 50 feet. Here are 4 quite right triangles all with the hypotenuse of the same length.
Do you know anything else about the shape of the region you want to fence?
Penny
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