SOLUTION: the hypotenuse of a right triangle and one leg have lengths of 24 and 7 respectively. Find the length of the other leg to the nearest tenth

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Question 1091673: the hypotenuse of a right triangle and one leg have lengths of 24 and 7 respectively. Find the length of the other leg to the nearest tenth
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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According to the Pythagorean theorem, the other leg is

sqrt%2824%5E2+-+7%5E2%29 = 22.956 (approximate;y) = 23.0 rounded to the nearest tenth.