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Let triangle XOY be a right-angled triangle with XOY being 90 degrees. Let M and N be the midpoints of legs OX and OY respectively. Given that XN=24 and YM=31, find XY (aka the hypotenuse).

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Let triangle XOY be a right-angled triangle with XOY being 90 degrees. Let M and N be the midpoints of legs OX and OY respectively. Given that XN=24 and YM=31, find XY (aka the hypotenuse).

 

OX => a       OY => b

 

242 = (b/2)2 + a2

 

576 - (b/2)2 = a2

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(a/2)2 = 312 - b2

 

a2 / 4 = 961 + b2

 

a2 = 3844 - 4b2                   a2 = 358.13333333

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576 - b2 / 4 = 3844 - 4b2

 

b2 = 13072 / 15                  b2 = 871.4666667

 

XY = sqrt( a2 + b2 ) = 35.0656527   smiley

 Sep 11, 2020
edited by jugoslav  Sep 11, 2020
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