SOLUTION: if one leg is 4 inches and the Hypotenuse is 11 inches what is the other legs measure?

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Question 893405: if one leg is 4 inches and the Hypotenuse is 11 inches what is the other legs measure?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the Pythagorean theorem,
H%5E2=A%5E2%2BB%5E2
B%5E2=H%5E2-A%5E2
B%5E2=11%5E2-4%5E2
B=sqrt%28121-16%29