Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10 feet long the longer leg is 2 feet longer than the shorter leg find the side side of the triangle

Answer 1

square root of 96 or 9.79

Explanation:

a2+b2=c2

2square+b2=10square

4+b2=100

(4-4)+b2=(100-4)

b2=square root96 or 9.79