Question

one leg of a right triangle is 1 millimeter shorter than the longer leg and the hypotenuse is 1 millimeter longer than the longer leg. find the lengths of the sides of the triangle.

the length of the longer leg is 4 millimeters.
the length of the shorter leg is 3 millimeters.
the length of the hypotenuse is □ ▼

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the longer leg length

The longer leg is given as 4 millimeters.

Step2: Calculate hypotenuse length

The hypotenuse is 1 millimeter longer than the longer leg. So we add 1 to the longer leg length.
$4 + 1 = 5$

Answer:

5