SOLUTION: supposse the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13 centimeters no one of the legs is 5 centimeters. Use the Pythagorean theorem to find the measure of the triangles other leg. Round
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Question 974640: supposse the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13 centimeters no one of the legs is 5 centimeters. Use the Pythagorean theorem to find the measure of the triangles other leg. Round the erasure to the nearest tenth if needed
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
supposse the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13 centimeters no one of the legs is 5 centimeters. Use the Pythagorean theorem to find the measure of the triangles other leg. Round the erasure to the nearest tenth if needed
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Good idea.
c is the hypotenuse
Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pythagorean Theorem is a² + b² = c²
a and b are the legs
c is the hypotenuse {the side across from the right angle}
5² + b² = 13² {substituted given sides into the Pythagorean Theorem}
25 + b² = 169 {evaluated exponents}
b² = 144 {subtracted 24 from each side}
b = 12 {took the square root of each side}
The other leg is 12
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