SOLUTION: A right triangle has a hypotenuse with a length of 8 inches and a leg with a length of 5 inches. What is the length of the other leg?
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Question 441335: A right triangle has a hypotenuse with a length of 8 inches and a leg with a length of 5 inches. What is the length of the other leg?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x2+(5)2=(8)2
x2+25=64
x2=39
x=√39..
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