A landscaper is creating a patio in the shape of a right triangle. If one side of the patio will be eight feet longer than the side perpendicular to it and the longest side will be 26 feet long, which equation would be the translation of this situation?

A landscaper is creating a patio in the shape of a right triangle. If one side of the patio will be eight feet longer than the side perpendicular to it and the longest side will be 26 feet long, which equation would be the translation of this situation?

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter7: Factoring

Section7.6: Quadratic Equations

Problem 7.164TI: A meditation garden is in the shape of a right triangle, with one leg 7 feet. The length of the...

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A landscaper is creating a patio in the shape of a right triangle. If one
side of the patio will be eight feet longer than the side perpendicular to it
and the longest side will be 26 feet long, which equation would be the
translation of this situation?

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