SOLUTION: There is a right triangle with one leg given as 6. The hypotenuse is 6 radical 2. I must find the other leg. I know that 6 squared + X squared = 6 radical 2 squared. I cannot find

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Question 175292This question is from textbook Geometry
: There is a right triangle with one leg given as 6. The hypotenuse is 6 radical 2. I must find the other leg. I know that 6 squared + X squared = 6 radical 2 squared. I cannot find that value. Please helpThis question is from textbook Geometry

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There is a right triangle with one leg given as 6. The hypotenuse is 6 radical 2. I must find the other leg. I know that 6 squared + X squared = 6 radical 2 squared. I cannot find that value. Please help
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6%5E2+%2B+x%5E2+=+%286sqrt%282%29%29%5E2
36+%2B+x%5E2+=+36%2A2
36+%2B+x%5E2+=+72
x%5E2+=+36
x = 6