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25 January, 07:30

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 1 cm longer than the longer leg. the shorter leg is 17 cm shorter than the longer leg. find the length of the longer leg of the triangle.

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  1. 25 January, 11:12
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    (L+1) whole square = L square + (L-17) whole square

    When you expand the above equation, you get

    L square-36L+288=0

    (L-24) (L-12) = 0

    L = 12 or 24
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