A garden has the shape of a right triangle with one leg 4 meters longer than the other. the hypotenuse is 4 meters less than twi

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Sladkaya [172]

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A garden has the shape of a right triangle with one leg 4 meters longer than the other. the hypotenuse is 4 meters less than twi

ce the length of the shorter leg. what is the length of the shorter leg?

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zubka84 [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-16T09:53:07+03:00

zubka84 [21]3 years ago

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4m.

You can get this answer by setting the legs equal to x and x+4 and the hypotenuse as 2x-4. Then use the Pythagorean Theorem and the quadratic equation to solve.