document.write( "Question 918781: The hypotenuse of a right triangle measures 20 mm and one leg measures 16 mm. Find the length of other leg? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the hypotenuse of a right triangle measures \"c=20mm\" and one leg measures \"a=16mm\":
\n" ); document.write( "to find the length of other leg \"b\" use Pythagorean theorem\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b%5E2=c%5E2-a%5E2\".....plug in \"c=20mm\" and \"a=16mm\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b%5E2=%2820mm%29%5E2-%2816mm%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b%5E2=400mm%5E2-256mm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b%5E2=144mm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=sqrt%28144mm%5E2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=12mm\"
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