48.2k views
17 votes
What is the length of the missing leg? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

What is the length of the missing leg? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.-example-1
User Gorets
by
5.8k points

1 Answer

2 votes

Answer:

4.5

Explanation:

since the square root of a^2+b^2=c^2 gives you your hypotenuse, you would use the square root of b^2-c^2=a^2 to find the missing leg.

User Twedl
by
6.2k points