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Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

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Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

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Chapter8: Areas Of Polygons And Circles

Section8.1: Area And Initial Postulates

Problem 38E: The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are consecutive even integers. The numerical value of...

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length of each leg to the nearest hundredth of a foot.
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