SOLUTION: A flower garden is in the shape of a right triangle. One leg of the triangle is 6 ft long, and the hypotenuse is 12 ft long. What is the length of the other leg? (Round to the near

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Question 1103154: A flower garden is in the shape of a right triangle. One leg of the triangle is 6 ft long, and the hypotenuse is 12 ft long. What is the length of the other leg? (Round to the nearest tenth.) *
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%5E2%2BB%5E2=H%5E2
6%5E2%2BB%5E2=12%5E2
B%5E2=144-36
B=sqrt%28144-36%29
Simplify for the answer.