The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, find the other two sides.

Explanation

To solve the problem step by step, we will follow the information given and apply the Pythagorean theorem.

### Step 1: Define the variables
Let the base of the right triangle be \( x \) cm. According to the problem, the altitude (height) is 7 cm less than the base, so we can express the altitude as:
\[ \text{Altitude} = x - 7 \text{ cm} \]

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