SOLUTION: In a right triangle, one of the legs is 4 square root 3 cm and the hypotenuse is 8cm. Give the exact length of the other leg.

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Question 922107: In a right triangle, one of the legs is 4 square root 3 cm and the hypotenuse is 8cm. Give the exact length of the other leg.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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using the Pythagorean Theorem
other leg = +sqrt%289%5E2+-+%284sqrt%283%29%29%5E2%29+=+sqrt%2881+%2B+48%29+=+sqrt%28129%29