In a certain triangle, the hypotenuse is 8 cm longer than the first leg and 1 cm longer than the second. Find the lengths of the side of the triangle?

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In a certain triangle, the hypotenuse is 8 cm longer than the first leg and 1 cm longer than the second. Find the lengths of the side of the triangle?

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Hyp: 8+x
Leg1: x
Leg2: x+7

Pythagorean triplet 5,12 &13 works

5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm(Hypotenuse)

Vadik answered Jun 12, 2017

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