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astraxan [27]
3 years ago
8

One leg of a right triangle is 7 inches longer than the other leg, and the hypotenuse is 35 inches. Find the lengths of the legs

of the triangle.
Mathematics
1 answer:
lilavasa [31]3 years ago
6 0

Answer: 21, 28

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Side #1 = x
  • Side #2 = x + 7
  • Hypotenuse = 35

Use the Pythagorean Theorem a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2}:

  • a = x
  • b = x + 7
  • c = 35

Substitute in the values & solve:

x^{2}+(x+7)^{2}=35^{2}\\x^{2}+x^{2}+14x+49=1225\\2x^{2}+14x+49-1225=0\\2x^{2}+14x-1176=0\\2(x^{2}+7x-588)=0\\2(x + 28)(x - 21)=0\\x_{1}=-28, x_{2}=21

<em><u>-28 is not a possible solution since you can't have negative inches...</u></em>

  • a = x = 21
  • b = x + 7 = 21 + 7 = 28
  • c = 35
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