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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13ft long. The shorter leg is 7ft shorter than the longer leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle.
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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13ft long. The shorter leg is 7ft shorter than the longer leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle.

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the short leg is 7ft and the longer leg in 14, i believe because if im not mistaken the long leg in a right triangle is 2 times the short one
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