SOLUTION: The leg of a right triangle is 12 and the hypotenuse is 30 cm. What is the length of the other leg?

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Question 361494: The leg of a right triangle is 12 and the hypotenuse is 30 cm. What is the length of the other leg?
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Remember Mr. Pythagoras who said that for a right triangle with legs and , the measures of the legs and the hypotenuse ( ) are related thus:



For your situation, since you know one leg and the hypotenuse:



Just plug in your numbers and do the arithmetic.

John

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