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The hypotenuse of a right triangle has length 20 cm. The sum of the lengths of the other two sides is 28 cm. Find the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle.

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

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Chapter10: Measurement, Area, And Volume

Section10.1: Triangles

Problem 5E

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