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The longet ide of a right triangle i 20 inche long. The area of the triangle i 96 quare inche. What are the length of the other two ide?

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Answer: The other two sides are both 80 in.

Explanation: The sides of a triangle always add up to make 180, a straight angle. Since you said the longest side, we assume this is an isosceles triangle; therefore, the other two sides are the same length. So,

180-20=160

160 is the remaining length we have after taking away the 20 inches.

160/2=80

Since the other two sides are the same length, we divide 160 by 2 to get an equal amount of length.

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