SOLUTION: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 15 cm and one of its legs is 11 cm . What is the measurement of the other leg ?
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Question 514016: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 15 cm and one of its legs is 11 cm . What is the measurement of the other leg ? Answer by 10301650(32) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! c^2=a^2+b^2 --> FORMULA
c (hypotenuse)= 15
a= 11
b= ?
-----: you need to find the b. now, you need to transpose the a to the other side to solve for the other leg of the triangle which is the b.
c^2-a^2=b^2
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15^2-11^2=b^2
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225-121=b^2
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104=b^2
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sqrt(104)= sqrt(b^2)
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10.2= b (ANSWER)
