The length of one leg of a right triangle is 3 feet more than the other leg. If the hypotenuse is 15 feet, find the length of ea

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zhenek [66]

3 years ago

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The length of one leg of a right triangle is 3 feet more than the other leg. If the hypotenuse is 15 feet, find the length of ea

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jeyben [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-23T00:42:41+03:00

jeyben [28]3 years ago

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Answer:

9 and 12

Step-by-step explanation:

Pythagorean Theorem. One of the most common Pythagorean triples is 3, 4, 5 with 3 and 4 the legs and 5 the hypoenuse. That will make 9, 12, 15 anotther trible because you are tripling the side lengths. 12-9=3 so this triangle works.