the shorter leg of a right triangle is 9 inches shorter than the longer leg. the hypotenuse is 9 inches longer than the longer leg. find the side lengths of the triangle

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(L+9)^2=(L-9)^2 + L^2

EXPAND those out, then figure L using either factoring, or the quadratic equation.
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