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| Question 283389:  Find the missing leg of a right triangle if the hypotenuse is 30 and one of the legs is 24.
 Answer by Alan3354(69443)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is the 3, 4, 5 triangle scaled up by a factor of 6. --> 18, 24, 30
 The leg is 18 units long.
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 As to missing, look for it between the hypotenuse and the other side.
 
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