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Alex126
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Given a right triangle, where the hypotenuse measures 5, and the area measures 6, calculate the measurements of the legs.
This is a problem I thought of, and I was wondering how to mathematically solve it with an equation.
I tried calling one leg x.
So the other leg, because of Pitagora's theorem, is: √(52 - x2)
The area is equal to the product of the legs divided by two, so:
6 = (x * √(52 - x2))/2
12 = x * √(52 - x2)
Problem is, I don't know how to solve the equation beyond the first basic step lol
Btw, I know it can be solved with Euclide's second theorem, but I was wondering how to solve it with Pitagora, if it's possible to solve that equation I wrote. So basically I'm asking how to solve that equation.
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