20. In a right triangle, the longer leg is three feet longer than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse is threefeet shorter than twice the length of the shorter leg. Find the lengths of the three sides of the triangle.a. shorter legb. longer leghypotenuseC.

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20. In a right triangle, the longer leg is three feet longer than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse is three feet shorter than twice the length of the shorter leg. Find the lengths of the three sides of the triangle. a. shorter leg b. longer leg c. hypotenuse