SOLUTION: A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 20 and a leg of lenght 12. What is the length of the other leg?

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Question 223067: A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 20 and a leg of lenght 12. What is the length of the other leg?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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a^2=c^2-b^2
a^2=20^2-12^2
a^2=400-144
a^2=256
a=16