document.write( "Question 556923: Using the Pythagorean Theorem, find the length of a leg of a right triangle if the other leg is 8 feet long and the hypotenuse is 10 feet long. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "a=8 c=10 find b
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\n" ); document.write( "\"64%2Bb%5E2=100\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b%5E2=36\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=6\"
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