in a right triangle, the length of the hypotenuse is 20 inches and the length of one leg is 15 inches. What is the length of the

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3 years ago

13

other leg in inches?

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BARSIC [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-25T12:45:26+03:00

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You have to use the formula of Pythagoras

leg (call it AB) = √hypotenuse²-leg₁² = √20²-15² = √400-225 = √175 ≈ 13,22 inches

aleksklad [387] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-25T14:34:55+03:00

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You can use the pythagorean theorem to solve this. To the nearest tenth, it is 13.23inches because 5 radical 7 is 13.228.