Solve.A tour bus is traveling along a triangular path. The three straight lines form a right triangle. One leg of the triangle represents a distance of 8 miles. The other leg of the triangle is 4 miles shorter than the hypotenuse. What is the length of the hypotenuse of this triangle? Of the other leg?
A. The hypotenuse is 13 miles long. The shorter leg is 8 miles long.
B. The hypotenuse is 10 miles long. The shorter leg is 6 miles long.
C. The hypotenuse is 12 miles long. The shorter leg is 5 miles long.
D. The hypotenuse is 9 miles long. The shorter leg is 4 miles long.
Answer: B
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