SOLUTION: The hypotenuse of angle XYZ is 10 and length of one of its legs is 8. Find the length of the other leg. Show diagram and calculation.
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Question 571131: The hypotenuse of angle XYZ is 10 and length of one of its legs is 8. Find the length of the other leg. Show diagram and calculation. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Pythagoras theorem
Hypotenuse ^2 = leg1^2+leg2^2
Leg1^2= Hypotenuse^2-leg2^2
Hypotenuse = 10 ft
leg1= 8 ft
leg2= ? ft
Leg1^2= Hypotenuse^2-leg2^2
leg1^2= 10 ^2 - 8 ^2
