Question

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1. A right angled triangle has two shorter sides and one is twice as long as the other. The hypotenuse is 25 cm long. What are the lengths of the shorter sides?

Answer 1

Answer:

11.183 cm and 22.366 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Lets call the 25 cm hypotenuse C and the other sides A and B.

B=2A

The Pythagorean theorem states that C^2=A^2+B^2 so:

25^2=A^2+B^2

substitute for B

25^2=A^2+(2A)^2

625=A^2+4A^2

625=5A^2

125=A^2

A=11.183 cm

B=22.366 cm