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23. Multiple Choice
One leg of a right triangle is twice as long as the othpr leg.
The area of the triangle is 49 square feet. What is the length of the shorter leg?
A. 5ft
c. 7ft
B. 6ft
D. 8ft
Find the area of the right triangle. Write your answer in simplest
radical'form.
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Find the unknown side Iength x. Write your answer in simplest
radical form.
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Exercise As part of your exercise routine, you jog around the neighborhood block
which is shaped like a right triangle;Your street, the hypotenuse of the triangle, is
850 feet long. If the total distance around your block is 2000 feet, what are the
distances of the other two streets that enclose your block?
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Farming A farmer is planning on cultivating
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