SOLUTION: a right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 51 and one side length of 45, what is the length of the other side?

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Question 1036248: a right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 51 and one side length of 45, what is the length of the other side?
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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51^2-45^2 = 2556
sqrt 2556 = 50.56 is the length of the other side