SOLUTION: If a right triangle has a leg length of 9 meters and a hypotenuse of 21 meters, what is the length of the other leg using radicals?
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Question 812040: If a right triangle has a leg length of 9 meters and a hypotenuse of 21 meters, what is the length of the other leg using radicals?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
9^2+b^2=21^2
b = 6 sqrt(10)
b = 18.974
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