SOLUTION: Hi Trying to find the unknown side of a triangle, the hypotenuse is 4.2 km and leg a is 3.7.

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Question 351485: Hi
Trying to find the unknown side of a triangle, the hypotenuse is 4.2 km and leg a is 3.7.

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Pythagorean theorem,




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