SOLUTION: A business park has several office spaces for rent. Each office is in the shape of a right triangle. If one side of the office is 11 feet long and the hypotenuse is 15 feet long, w

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Question 1072989: A business park has several office spaces for rent. Each office is in the shape of a right triangle. If one side of the office is 11 feet long and the hypotenuse is 15 feet long, what is the length of the other side? Round to the NEAREST TENTH.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the Pythagorean theorem,
15%5E2=11%5E2%2BL%5E2
L%5E2=225-121
L=sqrt%28225-121%29