The shorter leg of a right triangle is 6m shorter than the longer leg. the hypotenuse is 6m longer than the longer leg. find the
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
1) Rewrite in the form
, where a = y and b = 1.
2) Use Square of Difference: .
3) Factor .
1 - Ask: Which two numbers add up to 6 and multiply to -7?
-1 and 7
2 - Rewrite the expression using the above.
Outcome/Result:
4) Rewrite the expression with a common denominator.
5) Expand.
6) Collect like terms.
7) Simplify to