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The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 16 inches. If the length of one leg is 5 inches, what is the approximate length of the other leg?
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The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 16 inches. If the length of one leg is 5 inches, what is the approximate length of the other leg?

User J Agustin Barrachina
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about 15 inches- by pythag- \sqrt{16^{2} - 5^{2} }
User Nishant Bhindi
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about 15 inches- by pythag-
\sqrt{16^(2) - 5^(2) }
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