The hypotenuse of a right triangle exceeds the other leg by 2 inches. The hypotenuse of the triangle is 10 inches. Find the legs of the triangle.?

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2026-04-11 03:55

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if one leg is 10-2=8 then Pythagoras tells us 10^2 = 8^2 + leg^2

so second leg squared = 100-64 = 36

so legs are 6 and 8 inches

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