Posted by Wanda on Sunday, July 22, 2012 at 1:16pm.
let the other leg be x , where x is in hundred of feet (I am avoiding large numbers)
x^2 + 4^2 = (x+2)^2
x^2 + 16 = x^2 + 4x + 4
4x = 12
x=3 ----> 300 ft
So the sides are 200, 300 and 500
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