SOLUTION: There is a right triangle. The leg measures 12cm The hypotenuse measures 15cm what is the length of the other leg (x)
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Question 462018: There is a right triangle. The leg measures 12cm The hypotenuse measures 15cm what is the length of the other leg (x)
Answer by katealdridge(100) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pythagorean Theorem:
a and b are legs, c is the hypotenuse. This formula is used anytime you are given a right triangle with one missing side length.
Simplify
Subtract 144 from both sides.
take the square root of both sides.
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