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What is the missing leg length of the hypotenuse 23 and the other leg is 11??

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\sqrt{23 x^(2)-{11 x^(2) } } ≈20.2
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To find the 3rd side of a triangle, use the pythagorean theorem.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2

a = 11
b = ?
c = 23

11^2 + b^2 = 23^2
121 + b^2 = 529
b^2 = 408
b = √408 = 2 √102 = 20.199, 20.2, or 20

The answer can be any of those.
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