Question

the length of the longer leg of a right triangle is 13 ft more than 3 times the length of the shorter leg. the length of the hypotenuse is 14 ft more than 3 times the length of the shorter leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle

Answer 1

If the short leg is x, we have

x^2 + (3x+13)^2 = (3x+14)^2
x = 9