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1) A right triangle has one leg of length 8 and another leg of length 9. What is the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle?

2)A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 15 and a leg of 9. what is the length of the other leg of the triangle?

User Ron Trunk
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Answer:

5,5

Explanation:

5,5

User Jhonatan Teixeira
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A)
8^2+9^2=c^264+81=c^2
c^2=145c=sqrt 145c=12.04
B)
Pythagerean Theorum:
A^2+B^2=C^2, where C is the hypotenuse and A and B are the other legs
15^2=9^2+B^2
225=81+B^2
225-81=B^2
144=B^2 (square root both sides)
12=B
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