Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 65 inches long. One leg is 2 inch(es) longer than the other. Find the lengths of the legs of the triangle. Round your answers to the nearest tenth of an inch.

Answer 1

let one of the shorter legs be x, so the other leg will be x + 2



next use pythagoras' theorem to find x

\[65^2 = x^2 + (x+2)^2\]

once you have collected like terms solve for x

Answer 2

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