SOLUTION: Find the missing side of a right triangle if one of the legs is 56 and the hypotenuse us 65

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Question 859843: Find the missing side of a right triangle if one of the legs is 56 and the hypotenuse us 65
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

using Pythagorean Theorem

 missing leg = sqrt%2865%5E2+-+56%5E2%29+=+sqrt%281089%29=+33