SOLUTION: If the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 24 meters and the length of one of its legs is 12 meters, find the length of the other leg. Round to the nearest tenth, if ne

Question 78399: If the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 24 meters and the length of one of its legs is 12 meters, find the length of the other leg. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
Found 2 solutions by dolly, jayanthihemkos@yahoo.com:
Answer by dolly(163) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 24 meters
length of one of its legs is 12 meters
By Pythagorean theorem,the length of the other sideis:
= sqrt[hyp^2 - side^2]
= sqrt[24^2 - 12^2]
= sqrt(576 - 144)
= sqrt(432)
= 20.8
Thus the length of the other leg = 20.8 meters
Answer by jayanthihemkos@yahoo.com(87) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Length of the hypotenuse is 24m
Length of one of the hpotenuse is 12 m
length of the other side is?
By applying pythagores theorem we have
other side = sqr root of( 24 square-12 square)
= sqr root of (576- 144)
= sqr root of (432)
= 20.78
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