SOLUTION: The length of a hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10cm, one of the legs is 5cm long. Find the length of the other leg

Question 1034056: The length of a hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10cm, one of the legs is 5cm long. Find the length of the other leg
Found 2 solutions by fractalier, macston:
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We use the Pythagorean Theorem

and we are looking for side b...so

or about 8.66 cm.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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a=one leg of right triangle=5cm; b=other leg of right triangle; c=hypotenuse of right triangle=10cm
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