A toy manufacturer needs a piece of plastic in the shape of a right triangle with the longer leg 3 cm more than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse 6 cm more than the shorter leg. How long should the sides of the triangle be? The sides are cm.
A toy manufacturer needs a piece of plastic in the shape of a right triangle with the longer leg 3 cm more than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse 6 cm more than the shorter leg. How long should the sides of the triangle be? The sides are cm.
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![A toy manufacturer needs a piece of plastic in the shape of a right triangle with the longer leg 3 cm more than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse 6 cm more than the shorter leg. How long should the sides of the triangle be?
The sides are
cm.
(Use a comma to separate answers as needed.)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffddee7b2-40d8-4b5d-b201-95f80dea9273%2F397046b5-a336-418a-8294-5f7a88036365%2Fy9wdb9n_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A toy manufacturer needs a piece of plastic in the shape of a right triangle with the longer leg 3 cm more than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse 6 cm more than the shorter leg. How long should the sides of the triangle be?
The sides are
cm.
(Use a comma to separate answers as needed.)
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