Jenifers flower bed is in the shape of a right angle triangle. The shortest side is one/forth of the second shortest side. if the area is 18sqaured what are the lengths of all three sides?

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Jenifers flower bed is in the shape of a right angle triangle. The shortest side is one/forth of the second shortest side. if the area is 18sqaured what are the lengths of all three sides?

I NEED A ANSWER ASAP! PLEASE

Answer 1

The hypotenuse is the longest side.

A = 1/2 hb

if the shortest side is h, then the second shortest, b = 4h.

Solve for h, then b.

Then use the Pythagorean theorem to find the longest side.

h^2 + b^2 = hypothenuse^2

I'll let you do the calculations.