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  • 11-10-2019
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Length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 15 ft. The length of one leg is 9 ft. Find the length of the other leg

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diny
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  • 11-10-2019
Let’s say the other leg is x

Using the Pythagorean’s theorem

9 squared + x squared = 15 squared

81 + x squared = 225

X squared = 225 - 81
= 144

X = the square root of 144
= 12

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