The leg of a right triangle is three units in the hypotenuse is 4 units. What is the ranks in units of the other leg of the triangle?

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EOG · Answer 1 · 2017-04-20T15:08:15+0000

Hypotenuse = 4

1st Leg = 3

Other Leg = x.

By Pythagoras Theorem:

x² + 3² = 4²

x² + 9 = 16

x² = 16 - 9

x² = 7

x = √7

The other leg is √7 ≈ 2.646 units.

The leg of a right triangle is three units in the hypotenuse is 4 units. What is the ranks in units of the other leg of the triangle?

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