One leg of a right triangle measures 3 cm. The hypotenuse of the right triangle measures 3 cm less then twice the length of the unknown leg. Find the measure of all of the sides of the triangle.
+2864 leg 1 = 3
leg 2 = x
hypotenuse = 2x - 3
set up equation using pythagorean theorem
32 + x2 = (2x-3)2
now solve it
you should get an integer answer for x
+2864 leg 1 = 3
leg 2 = x
hypotenuse = 2x - 3
set up equation using pythagorean theorem
32 + x2 = (2x-3)2
now solve it
you should get an integer answer for x
