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kolezko [41]
2 years ago
7

The hypotenuse of right triangle is 52 centimeters long. The difference between the other two sides is 28 centimeters.

Mathematics
1 answer:
KiRa [710]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

The length of the perpendicular   = 20 meters

The length of the base  = 48 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

The hypotenuse of the triangle  = 52 meters

Let the Length of the perpendicular is = k meters

So, the length of the base = ( k + 28) m

Now, by PYTHAGORAS THEOREM , in a right angled triangle:

(BASE)^{2}   + (PERPENDICULAR)^{2}  =  (HYPOTENUSE)^{2}

⇒ Here, (k)^{2} + (k +28) ^{2}  = (52)^{2}

Also, by Algebraic Identity:

(a+b) ^{2}  = a^{2} + b ^{2} + 2ab\\ \implies (k+28) ^{2}  = k^{2} + (28) ^{2} + 2(28)(k)\\

So, the equation becomes:

(k)^{2} +k^{2} + (28) ^{2} + 2(28)(k)  = (52)^{2}

or, 2k^{2}  + 784+ 56k = 2704\\\implies k^{2} + 28k - 960 = 0

or,k^{2}  + 48k -20 k - 960 = 0

Solving the equation:

⇒ (k+48)(k-20) = 0  , or (k+48) = 0 , or (k-20) = 0

or, either  k = -48 , or k = 20

As k is the length of the side, so k ≠  - 48, k  = 20

Hence, the length of the perpendicular  = k = 20 meters

and the length of the base  is k + 28 = 48 meters

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