3 years ago

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 7 inches, and one of the legs is inches. Find the length of the other leg. .

Mathematics

1 answer:

chubhunter [2.5K]3 years ago

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Answer:

Pythagorian theorem:

7^2=13+b^2 -> b^2=49-13=36

The square root of 36 is obviously 6.

So, the other leg has a length of 6 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

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