SOLUTION: One leg of a right triangle measures 5 inches; the hypotenuse measures 13 inches. What is the measure, in inches, of the other leg?

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Question 576581: One leg of a right triangle measures 5 inches; the hypotenuse measures 13 inches. What is the measure, in inches, of the other leg?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The hard way:

Use Pythagoras



so



Plug in the numbers and do the arithmetic:



You can do your own arithmetic.

The easy way:

Recognize the 5-12-13 Pythagorean Triple and report the missing side as 12 inches.

John

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