The sides of the right triangle are and
.
The hypotenuse is . \ \
Find .
(Pythagorean theorem)
(Substitute
and
)
(Algebraic formula:
)
(Algebraic formula:
)
(Evaluate powers
and
)
(Multiply)
(Combine like terms)
(Subtract
and
from each side)
(Apply additive inverse property:
)
(Subtract
and
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(ii):
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
.