SOLUTION: If the length of the hypotenuse of a rigth triangle is 15 inches, and the length of one side is 9 inches, what is the length of the other side?

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Question 39922: If the length of the hypotenuse of a rigth triangle is 15 inches, and the length of one side is 9 inches, what is the length of the other side?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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9^2 + x^2 = 15^2
81 + x^2 = 225
x^2 = 144
x = 12