SOLUTION: what is the length of the shorter leg of a right triangle whose hypotenuse is 13m long and whose longer led is 12m long?

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Question 387398: what is the length of the shorter leg of a right triangle whose hypotenuse is 13m long and whose longer led is 12m long?
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