Homework Help: Algebra 2

Posted by Jessica on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 8:20pm.

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25m long. The length of one leg is 10m less than twice the other. Find the length of each leg.

Can you tell me how to set this up? I can do the math from there.

Algebra 2 - TutorCat, Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 8:24pm
a^2+b^2=c^2
x^2+(2x-10)^2=25^2
Algebra 2 honors - Anonymous, Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 10:27pm
4x^7-6=-2

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