Answer:
25 cm.
Step-by-step explanation:
If the hypotenuse is x cm long the 2 legs are x-5 and x-10 cm long.
So by the Pythagoras theorem:
x^2 = (x - 5)^2 + (x - 10)^2
x^2 = x^2 - 10x + 25 + x^2 - 20x + 100
x^2 - 30x + 125 = 0
(x - 5)(x - 25) = 0
x = 5, 25
We can discard x = 5 because that would make the lengths of the legs negative so the hypotenuse = 25 cm long.
Answer:
36years
Step-by-step explanation:
Let charity present age be x
Charity daughter present age be y
Charity husband present age be z
If the sum of their ages ten years to come is 117, then;
10+x+10+y+10+z = 117
30+x+y+z = 117
x+y+z = 87 ... 1
If charity is four times as old as her daughter, then;
x = 4y
y = x/4 ... 2
If she is also six years younger than her husband, then;
x = z- 6
z = x+6 .. 3
Substitute 2 and 3 into 1;
x + x/4 + (x+6) = 87
Multiply through by 4
4x + x + 4(x+6) = 4(87)
5x+4x+24 = 348
9x = 348 - 24
9x = 324
x = 324/9
x = 36
hence Charity is 36years old today
