SOLUTION: construct a rigth triangle whose hypotenuenuse is 6 cm long and one of the legs is 4 cm long.

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Question 826212: construct a rigth triangle whose hypotenuenuse is 6 cm long and one of the legs is 4 cm long.







Answer by Seutip(231)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To get what must be the size of the other leg, use the formula
where c is the hypotenuse, and a/b are legs.
To find the leg we use,
or
They will just be the same.
So the other leg is,



So the leg must be equal to, 3.16 cm :)
The dimensions are, 3.16 cm, 6 cm and 4 cm :)

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