SOLUTION: If one leg of a triangle is 8 feet and one leg is 21 feet. What is the remaining leg?
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Question 363162: If one leg of a triangle is 8 feet and one leg is 21 feet. What is the remaining leg?
Found 2 solutions by Mr.positive, JBarnum:
Answer by Mr.positive(13) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This exercise can't be answered as is. There is a mistake in how the problem is written! Are you sure that side that measures 21 feet is not the hypotenuse? Revise the exercise and I'll be happy to help you!
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Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
um theres multiple answsers, technically 2 possible answers so you might want to reread the question to find out which side is the hypotnuse. if a= 8 and b=21 then C is greater than 21
if a=8 b=? c=21 so b would be less tha 21
8^2+21^2=c^2
64+441=c^2
505=c^2
22.4722=c
second one could be
8^2+b^2=21^2
64+b^2=441
b^2=377
b=19.4165
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