Question

A city lot has the shape of a right triangle whose hypotenuse is 8 ft longer than one of the other sides. The perimeter of the lot is 336 ft. How long is each side of the lot?

Answer 1

hypotenuse = 8 + x

8 + x + x = 336
2x = 328
x = 164

hypotenuse = 172 ft
side = 82
side = 82

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