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A carpet is in the shape of a right triangle. The longer leg
measures 8 feet. The hypotenuse is 4 feet more than the
length of the shorter leg. How long is the shorter leg?
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Answer 1

• 6 feet

Explanation:

Given right triangle with:

• Legs s and 8, and hypotenuse s + 4

Use Pythagorean and solve for s:

• (s + 4)² = s² + 8²
• s² + 8s + 16 = s² + 64
• 8s = 64 - 16
• 8s = 48
• s = 6