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  • 22-06-2017
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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13 cm. one of the legs is 7 cm longer than the other leg. find the area of the triangle.

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johnk12
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  • 22-06-2017
let one side be=x,the longer side =x+7use pythagoras theoremH^2=b^2+h^2169=x^2+(x+7)^2169=2x^2+14x+490=2x^2+14x-1200=(2x-10)(x+12) x=5 or -12,since it is length x=5 the longer side=5+7=12confirmation169=144+25


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