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#40395

area

triangle

easy

60 sec

The figure shows a right triangle where one leg has length $x$ and the other leg has length $x + 3$ . If the area of the triangle is 27 square inches, what is the value of $x$ ?

Note: The lengths shown in the figure are illustrative and do not represent $x$ and $x + 3$ numerically.

• Up to 5 characters (6 if negative). Only numbers, decimal (.), fraction (/), negative (-).
• Fractions must be in lowest terms.
• Mixed numbers must be converted to improper fractions.