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The larger leg of a right triangle is 3cm longer than its smaller leg. The hypotenuse is 6cm longer than the smaller leg. how many centimeters long is the smaller leg  

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konrad509
[tex]b=a+3\\ c=a+6\\ a^2+b^2=c^2\\\\ a^2+(a+3)^2=(a+6)^2\\ a^2+a^2+6a+9=a^2+12a+36\\ a^2-6a-27=0\\ a^2-9a+3a-27=0\\ a(a-9)+3(a-9)=0\\ (a+3)(a-9)=0\\ a=-3 \vee a=9\\ [/tex]

The length can't be negative, so the answer is 9 cm.
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tadvisohil886
Let the smaller leg be x.

Thus, larger leg = 3 +x
Thus, hypotenuse = 6 + x

Applying pythagoras theorum ;

[tex](6+x)^2 = x^2 + (3+x)^2 \\ \\ or, 6^2 + 12x + x^2 = 3^2 + 6x + x^2 \\ \\ i.e., 36 + 12x = 9 + 6x \\ \\ =>6x = 45 \\ \\ => x = 9[/tex]

Thus, the length of smaller peg is 9 cm.
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