Asked by Tatianna
the shortest side of a right triangle is 16 miles long. the difference between the length of the other two sides is 4 miles. find the missing sides. What is the longer leg? what is the hypotenuse?
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R_scott
by Pythagoras ... x^2 + 16^2 = (x + 4)^2
x^2 + 256 = x^2 + 8x + 16 ... 240 = 8x
x^2 + 256 = x^2 + 8x + 16 ... 240 = 8x
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