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One leg of a right triangle is 7 inches longer than the smaller leg and the hypotenuse is 8 inches longer than the smaller leg. Find the lengths ofl the side of the triangle
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One leg of a right triangle is 7 inches longer than the smaller leg and the hypotenuse is 8 inches longer than the smaller leg. Find the lengths ofl the side
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smaller leg = x
longer leg = y
hypotenuse = z
y=x+7
z=x+8
due to
but x cannot be -3
so smaller leg is 5 inches
then longer leg = 5+7 = 12 inches
and hypotenuse = 5+8 = 13 inches
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