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One leg of a right triangle is one inch shorter than the other leg. If the hypotenuse is 5 inches, find the length of the shorter leg.

One leg of a right triangle is one inch shorter than the other leg. If the hypotenuse is 5 inches, find the length of the shorter leg.
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One leg of a right triangle is one inch shorter than the other leg. If the

hypotenuse is 5 inches, find the length of the shorter leg.

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3,4,5


{5}^(2) - {4}^(2) = 25 - 16 \\ = 9 \\ √(9 ) = 3

Hope this will help...

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