The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10 m long. The shorter leg is 2 m shorter than the longer leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle. Length of the shorter leg: m Length of the longer leg: Length of the hypotenuse: U

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10 m long. The shorter leg is 2 m shorter than the longer leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle. Length of the shorter leg: m Length of the longer leg: Length of the hypotenuse: U

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Chapter11: Rational And Irrational Numbers

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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10 m long. The shorter leg is 2 m shorter than the longer leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle.
Length of the shorter leg:
m
Length of the longer leg:
Length of the hypotenuse: U

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