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The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is 20 meters. If the difference between the lengths of the other sides be 4 meters, find the other sides

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Let one side of the right-angled triangle be x m and the other side be (x+4) m.

On applying Pythagoras theorem, we have: 

The value of x cannot be negative. 

Therefore, the base is 12 m and the other side is {(12 + 4) = 16 m).

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