The sail on a sailboat is in the shape of two adjacent right triangles. In the lower triangle, the shorter leg is 9 ft less than the longer leg. The hypotenuse is 9 ft more than the longer leg. 18 ft x +9 x- 9 Perform the following. Part: 0 / 2 Part 1 of 2 (a) Find the lengths of the sides of the lower triangle. Round to the nearest foot. The length of the longer leg of the lower triangle is ft. The length of the shorter leg of the lower triangle is ft. ft. The length of the hypotenuse of the lower triangle is

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The sail on a sailboat is in the shape of two adjacent right triangles. In the lower triangle, the shorter leg is 9 ft less than the longer leg. The hypotenuse is 9 ft
more than the longer leg.
18 ft
x + 9
x - 9
Perform the following.
Part: 0/ 2
Part 1 of 2
(a) Find the lengths of the sides of the lower triangle. Round to the nearest foot.
ft.
The length of the longer leg of the lower triangle is
ft.
The length of the shorter leg of the lower triangle is
ft.
The length of the hypotenuse of the lower triangle is
Transcribed Image Text:The sail on a sailboat is in the shape of two adjacent right triangles. In the lower triangle, the shorter leg is 9 ft less than the longer leg. The hypotenuse is 9 ft more than the longer leg. 18 ft x + 9 x - 9 Perform the following. Part: 0/ 2 Part 1 of 2 (a) Find the lengths of the sides of the lower triangle. Round to the nearest foot. ft. The length of the longer leg of the lower triangle is ft. The length of the shorter leg of the lower triangle is ft. The length of the hypotenuse of the lower triangle is
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