Question

The flower garden has the shape of a right triangle. 5ft of a perennial border forms the hypotenuse of the triangle, and one leg is 1ft longer than the other leg.Find the lengths of the legs.

Answer 1

a^2+b^2=C^2
x^2+(x+1)^2=5^2
the other legs are 3ft and 4ft

Answer 2

You cut square corners with side lengths that are whole numbers from a piece of cardboard with dimensions 20 inches by 30 inches. You then fold the cardboard to create a box with no lid.