If one side of a right triangle is 12 feet long and the hypotenuse of the triangle is 7, find the length of the other side of th

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If one side of a right triangle is 12 feet long and the hypotenuse of the triangle is 7, find the length of the other side of th

e right triangle. Round to the nearest hundredth.
I might give you a brainliest if your answer is correct and you have a good explanation.

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Andreas93 [3] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-10T15:08:18+03:00

Andreas93 [3]4 years ago

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Answer:

9.74 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

the formula for finding a hypotenuse is $a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}$ . We can rearrange that to get: $c^2 - b^2 = a^2$ . So: 49 + b^2 = 144. We get the square root of 95, AKA around 9.74.