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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 41, and one leg is 31 longer than the other. What is the length of the shorter leg?

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Correct answer: 9

Let the shorter leg be \(x\). Then the other leg is \(x+31\). By the Pythagorean theorem, \(x^2+(x+31)^2=41^2\), which simplifies to \(x^2+31x-360=0\). Factoring gives \((x-9)(x+40)=0\), so the roots are 9 and −40. Since a length cannot be negative, the shorter leg is 9. Exam tip: always reject a negative root when solving for a physical length.

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Quadratic-EquationsWord-ProblemsRight-TrianglePithagorean-TheoremFactoringWord Problems And ApplicationsQuadratic EquationsMathematics

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