Question

A room is in the shape of a right triangle. The hypotenuse is 8 feet longer than the short leg and the long leg is 4 feet longer than the short leg. Find the length of the short leg.

Answer 1

So b = 32
a = 32-8 = 24
c = 32+8 = 40


242 + 322 = 402
576+1024 = 1600

Short leg = 24'
Long leg = 32'
Hypotenuse = 40'