SOLUTION: A right triangle has one leg that is 12 units long and a hypotenuse that is 15 units long. Find the length of the other leg.

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Question 417474: A right triangle has one leg that is 12 units long and a hypotenuse that is 15 units long. Find the length of the other leg.
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Hi

 A right triangle has one leg that is 12 units long and a hypotenuse that is 15 units long.

Using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the other leg

  other leg = sqrt%2815%5E2+-12%5E2%29+=++sqrt%2881%29 = 9 units