SOLUTION: the hypotenuseis 50 meters long so the shorter leg is ______ meters long.

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Question 347128: the hypotenuseis 50 meters long so the shorter leg is ______ meters long.
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the hypotenuseis 50 meters long so the shorter leg is ______ meters long.


Pythagorean Theorem: a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where c is hypotenuse, and a and b are legs, you need 2 values to plug in to get shorter leg not just the hypotenuse