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The leg of a right triangle is 3 units and the hypotenuse is 4 units. What is the length, in units, of the other leg of the triangle . need help !!​

The leg of a right triangle is 3 units and the hypotenuse is 4 units. What is the-example-1
User Murtza
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Answer:

Square root of 7

Explanation:

User Samuel Imolorhe
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Answer:


√(7)

Explanation:

let the other leg be x

Then using Pythagoras' identity

The square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides, that is

x² + 3² = 4²

x² + 9 = 16 ( subtract 9 from both sides )

x² = 7 ( take the square root of both sides )

x =
√(7)

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