SOLUTION: The leg of a right triangle is 8. The hypotenuse is 15. Find the length of the third side to the nearest tenth, if necessary
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Question 797212: The leg of a right triangle is 8. The hypotenuse is 15. Find the length of the third side to the nearest tenth, if necessary
Answer by luke94(89) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
hi there, pythagoras's theorem is required however finding the length or shorter side means subtraction between the 2 lengths..
give variable 'a' the value of 8, and variable 'c' the value of 15.
therefore your length of the third side is 12.688, however as stated you wish for it to be to the nearest tenth it is 12.7
hope this helps
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