SOLUTION: the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 34 inches and the length of one of its legs is 16 inches. what is the length in inches of the other leg of this right triangle?
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Question 252608: the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 34 inches and the length of one of its legs is 16 inches. what is the length in inches of the other leg of this right triangle? Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Here we have a^2 + b^2 = c^2. Your hypotenuse, c, is 34, and one leg, lets say b, is 16. So, we have:
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a = 30 inches
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