The longest leg of a right triangle is 12 inches. The hypotenuse is 3 inches longer then twice the shortest leg. How long is the

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The longest leg of a right triangle is 12 inches. The hypotenuse is 3 inches longer then twice the shortest leg. How long is the

shortest leg and the hypotenuse of the triangle.

Mathematics

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Llana [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-08T01:29:05+03:00

Answer:

Shortest Leg: 5 inches, Hypotenuse: 13 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

A right triangle follows the pythagorean theorem, a^2+b^2=c^2. C is the hypotenus. A combination found using this is 5, 12, and 13. To double check this, we know that the hypotenus is 2x+3, where x is the smallest leg.