SOLUTION: if the length of one leg of a right triangle is 4 and the length of the hypotenuse is 12, what is the length of the other leg?

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Question 751353: if the length of one leg of a right triangle is 4 and the length of the hypotenuse is 12, what is the length of the other leg?
Answer by FrankM(1040) About Me  (Show Source):
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X%5E2%2B4%5E2=12%5E2
x%5E2%2B16=144
x%5E2=128

x=sqr(128) or 8sqr(2) or 11.3137