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Question from Katie, a student: the shorter leg of a right triangle measures 2 feet less than the longer leg. the hypotenuse measure 10 feet. find all three sides |
Hi Katie,
Suppose the longer leg is $x$ feet long. What is the length of the shorter side? What does Pythagoras tell you is the length of the hypotenuse? But the hypotenuse is 10 feet long. Solve for $x.$
Penny
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