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A right triangle has two legs and a hypotenuse. One leg of the triangle is 3 feet longer than the other leg. The hypotenuse is 15 feet. Find the length of each leg.

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12 feet and the other leg is 9 feet

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15^2=12^2+9^2
225=144+81
225=225

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