SOLUTION: I have a triagle that one leg is 91 inches and another leg is 96 inches, What is the length of the third leg? I really am stuck on this one.
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Question 208067: I have a triagle that one leg is 91 inches and another leg is 96 inches, What is the length of the third leg? I really am stuck on this one.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If this is a right triangle and neither of these legs is the hypotenuse then:
91^2+96^2=c^2
8,281+9,216=c^2
17,497=c^2
c=sqrt17,497
c=132.28 in. is the ans. for the hypotenuse (third leg).
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