. One of the legs of a right triangle is twice as long as the other, and the perimeter of the triangle is 28. Find the lengths of all three sides, to three decimal places.

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10. One of the legs of a right triangle is twice as long as the other, and the perimeter of the triangle is 28.
Find the lengths of all three sides, to three decimal places.
11. Standing on a cliff 380 meters above the sea, Pat sees an approaching ship and measures its angle of
depression, obtaining 9 degrees. How far from shore is the ship? Now Pat sights a second ship beyond
the first. The angle of depression of the second ship is 5 degrees. How far apart are the ships?
12. In a right triangle, the 58-cm hypotenuse makes a 51-degree angle with one of the legs. To the nearest
tenth of a cm, how long is that leg?
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