The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, find the other two sides.

Asked by Abhisek | 1 year ago |  128

##### Solution :-

Let us say, the base of the right triangle be x cm.

Given, the altitude of right triangle = (x – 7) cm

From Pythagoras theorem, we know,

Base2 + Altitude2 = Hypotenuse2

=  x+ (x – 7)2 = 132

⇒ x+ x+ 49 – 14x = 169

⇒ 2x– 14x – 120 = 0

⇒ x– 7x – 60 = 0

⇒ x– 12x + 5x – 60 = 0

⇒ x(x – 12) + 5(x – 12) = 0

⇒ (x – 12)(x + 5) = 0

Thus, either x – 12 = 0 or x + 5 = 0,

⇒ x = 12 or x = – 5

Since sides cannot be negative, x can only be 12.

Therefore, the base of the given triangle is 12 cm and the altitude of this triangle will be (12 – 7) cm = 5 cm.

Answered by Pragya Singh | 1 year ago

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