RTriangle 17
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 17 cm. If you decrease both two legs by 3 cm, you will reduce the hypotenuse by 4 cm. Determine the length of these legs.
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You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:
- algebra
- quadratic equation
- equation
- system of equations
- arithmetic
- square root
- planimetrics
- Pythagorean theorem
- right triangle
- triangle
- basic functions
- percentages
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