The length of one leg of a right triangle is 8 ft. The lengthof the hypotenuse is 4 feet longer than the other leg.Find the length of the hypotenuse and the other leg.
The length of the hypotenuse is___ft
The length of the other leg is___ft
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+130536 We have this :
8^2 + L^2 = (L + 4)^2 simplify
64 + L^2 = L^2 + 8L + 16 subtract L^2 from both sides
64 = 8L + 16 subtract 16 from both sides
48 = 8L divide both sides by 8
6 ft = L and this is the length of the other leg.......and the hypotenuse is 4 feet more = 10 ft
