The sides of the right triangle are
and
.
The hypotenuse is
. \ \
Find
.
(Pythagorean theorem)
(Substitute
and
)
(Algebraic formula:
)
(Evaluate powers
)
(Multiply)
(Combine like terms)
(Subtract
from each side)
(Apply additive inverse property:
)
(Factors of the the equation)
(Group of the factors)
(Take out common terms)
and
(Separate solutions)
and
(Simplify)
The missing measurements are
and
.
Find
and
.
Case(i):
and
(Original values)
and
(Substitute
in the values)
and
(Simplify)
Therefore, the values are
and
.
Case(i):
and
(Original values)
and
(Substitute
in the values)
and
(Simplify)
Therefore, the values are
and
.
Hence, measurement can not be negative values
\So the value of measures are
and
.
and
.