SOLUTION: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 15 inches,and one of its legs is 11 inches.Find the length of the other leg.

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Question 944499: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 15 inches,and one of its legs is 11 inches.Find the length of the other leg.
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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A and B are legs, C is the hypotenuse:
A%5E2%2BB%5E2=C%5E2
11%5E2%2BB%5E2=15%5E2
121%2BB%5E2=225 Subtract 121 from each side
B%5E2=104 Find the square root of each side
B=sqrt%28104%29
B=10.2 in ANSWER The other leg is 10.2 inches