Advanced MathMediumLeg of a right triangle with legs in ratio 1 : 2
Advanced Math practice question
A right triangle has legs of length x and 2x, and its hypotenuse has length √45. What is the value of x?
Answer: 3
x² + 4x² = 5x² = 45 → x² = 9 → x = 3.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 6
- 6 is the longer leg, 2x.
- If you answered 9
- 9 is x².
- If you answered 15
- 15 comes from 3x² = 45, adding the coefficients as 1 + 2.
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