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    Mar 23, 2009, 01:57 PM
    Quadratic Word Problems
    Hello,

    A right triangle has a perimeter of 3 m. Its hypotenuse is 130 cm. What are the lengths of the other sides?

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    Mar 23, 2009, 05:17 PM
    The hypoteneuse is given as 1.3 m

    In other words,

    or

    The perimeter is 3m.



    Use the two equations to solve for x and y.
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