The shorter leg of a right triangle is 7m shorter than the longer leg. the hypotenuse is 7m longer than the longer leg. find the side lengths of the triangle.
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-------------------------------------------- Define x : -------------------------------------------- Let the shorter leg = x Longer leg = x + 7 Hypotenuse = x + 7 + 7 = x + 14
-------------------------------------------- Find the legs and hypotenuse: -------------------------------------------- shorter leg = x = 21 longer leg = x + 7 = 21 + 7 = 28 hypotenuse = x + 14 = 21 + 14 = 35
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answer: The side length of the triangles are 21m, 28, and 35m. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------