one leg of a right triangle is 42 inches longer than the other leg, and the hypotenuse is 78 inches. find the lengths of the legs of the triangle

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Answer:

use phythagoras formula of calculating right angles

a^2=b^2+c^2

42^2=b^2+78^2 (substitution + transposement)

b^2=72^2-42^2

b^2=3420 (introduce a square root both sides)

what you do on the left .you also do it on the right

b is the unknown side of the triangle

b=58.48 inched