Question

The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle exceeds one side by 1 cm and the other side by 18 cm,Find the length of the sides
@hartnn

Answer 1

let hypotenuse be 'x'

"exceeds one side by 1" , so one side will be x-1
makes sense?

Answer 2

"other side by 18"
other side = x-18

Answer 3

Explain man
Draw a diagram perhaps?

Answer 4

if hypotenuse = 12
andit exceeds one side by 1,
then that side is 11, right?
just 12-1

Answer 5

That makes sense.

Answer 6

so we have our triangle as

use pythagoras theorem now :)