SOLUTION: Please help me solve this triangle problem. Thank you. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is StartRoot 23 EndRoot 23 in and one leg measures 2 in. Find the length of the o

Question 1127727: Please help me solve this triangle problem. Thank you.
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is
StartRoot 23 EndRoot
23 in and one leg measures
2 in. Find the length of the other leg.
Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box(es) to complete your choice.
A.
The a, is exactly___. No approximation is necessary.
B.
Using radicals, a is exactly___.
The a, up to three decimal places, is approximately___.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Describe this more carefully:

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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is
StartRoot 23 EndRoot
23 in and one leg measures
2 in. Find the length of the other leg.
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Guessing that your problem description is really more this way:
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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is square root of 23, and one leg measures 2 inches. Find the length of the other leg.
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Using Pythagorean Theorem Formula,
x, the other leg

-------length of other leg
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