Question

One leg of a right triangle is 4 mm shorter than the longer leg in the hypotenuse is 4 mm longer than the longer leg find the links of the sides of the triangle

Answer 1

Explanation:

The right triangle has three sides which can be called legs. The legs are; shorter leg. Longer leg and hypotenuse

Let the longer leg be x

One leg of a right triangle is 4 mm shorter than the longer leg. This means

The shorter leg = x - 4

the hypotenuse is 4 mm longer than the longer leg. This means

The hypotenuse = x + 4

So the legs of the triangle are

Shorter leg or side = x-4

Longer leg or side = x

Hypotenuse = x + 4