document.write( "Question 953638: The leg of a right triangle is 4 units and the hypotenuse is 9 units. What is the length, in units, of the other leg of the triangle? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "if the leg \"a\" of a right triangle is \"4\" units and the hypotenuse \"c\" is \"9\" units, to find the length, in units, of the other leg \"b\" of the triangle use Pythagorean theorem\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9%5E2=4%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"81=16%2Bb%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"81-16=b%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"65=b%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=sqrt%2865%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=8.06\" units\r
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