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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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