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Homework question: Please help asap
a right triangle has sides of length x, x-2, and x-9. what is the length of the shortest side?

Answer 1

x-9

Answer 2

Thank you, How would this be solved? :)

Answer 3

you can give a value to x... lets say x=20
if x=20
one side is 20
side 2 is 20-2=18
and side 3 is 20-9=11

Answer 4

so the smallest is 11 ;)

Answer 5

you need to solve for x

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

(x-2)^2+(x-9)^2 = x^2

Answer 6

Thank you,
I am using the Pythagorean theorem and the other method