Question

The longest leg of a right triangle is 12 inches. The hypotenuse is 3 inches longer then twice the shortest leg. How long is the shortest leg and the hypotenuse of the triangle.

Answer 1

Shortest Leg: 5 inches, Hypotenuse: 13 inches

Explanation:

A right triangle follows the pythagorean theorem, a^2+b^2=c^2. C is the hypotenus. A combination found using this is 5, 12, and 13. To double check this, we know that the hypotenus is 2x+3, where x is the smallest leg.