document.write( "Question 964666: If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 7.2 meters and one leg is 6.4 meters, what is the length of the other leg?
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\n" ); document.write( "a and b=legs; c=hypotenuse
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2=c%5E2-a%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2=%287.2m%29%5E2-%286.4m%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2=10.88m%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%28b%5E2%29=sqrt%2810.88m%5E2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=3.3m\"$
\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: The length of the other leg is 3.3 meters.
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