Algebra: A Combined Approach (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321726391
ISBN 13: 978-0-32172-639-1

Chapter 8 - Cumulative Review - Page 628: 35

Answer

6, 8, and 10

Work Step by Step

$x^2+(x+2)^2=(x+4)^2$ $x^2+x^2+4x+4=x^2+8x+16$ $2x^2+4x+4=x^2+8x+16$ $x^2-4x-12=0$ $(x-6)(x+2)=0$ $x-6=0$ $x=6$ $x+2=0$ $x=-2$ (we can't have a negative sidelength, so $x\ne-2$). $x^2+(x+2)^2=(x+4)^2$ $6^2+(6+2)^2=(6+4)^2$ $36+8^2=10^2$ $36+64=100$
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