The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13 m. The length of one leg in 5 cm. find the length of the other leg PLEASE HELP AND FAST!

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Amit Upadhyay · Answer 1 · 2019-09-25T08:41:54+0000

other leg = 12 cm

using Pythagoras' identity with x as the side to be found, then

x = √(13² - 5² ) = √(169 - 25 ) =√144 = 12