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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A right triangle has a 24-cm perimeter, and its hypotenuse is twice as long as it's shortest leg. To the nearest tenth of an inch. find the length of all three sides.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

now we need the third side which we can fine by pythagoras

OpenStudy (anonymous):

isn't it a 30 60 90 triangle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, it is

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i'm just confused how to find the lengths i wrote out an equation but it's confusing me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the length of the long let is the length of the short leg times \(\sqrt{3}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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