document.write( "Question 757378: A right triangle has a leg that is 11 m and a hypotenuse that is 15 m. Find the other leg's length. Write your answer in simplest radical form. \n" ); document.write( "
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For a right triangle we can use the pythagorean theorem to solve for a missing side. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "we are told that c(the hypotenuse) is 15 and one of the legs (a or b) is 11\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+%2B+11%5E2+=+15%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+=+15%5E2+-+11%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28a%5E2%29+=+sqrt%2815%5E2+-+11%5E2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+sqrt%28225+-+121%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+sqrt%28104%29\" = \"a+=+sqrt%284%29%2Asqrt%2826%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+2sqrt%2826%29\"
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