Haiqal forms the cardboard into a right -angled triangle having the length of the hypotenuse  (x + 4) cm. The lengths of the other sides are (2x - y) cm and x cm respectively. Given a square perimeter  three is 24 cm, find the values ​​of x and y.

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Haiqal forms the cardboard into a right -angled triangle having the length of the hypotenuse

 (x + 4) cm. The lengths of the other sides are (2x - y) cm and x cm respectively. Given a square perimeter

 three is 24 cm, find the values ​​of x and y.

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