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A right triangle has a leg that measures 15 ft and the hypotenuse measures 24 ft. What would the

length of the missing leg be to the nearest whole number?

User Ferret
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Answer:

x=19

Explanation:

First, you place the numbers in place of the variables in their relative positions using the pythagorean theorem:


15^(2) +x^(2)=24^(2)

Then you square the numbers that you currently have:


225+x^(2)=576

Then subtract 225 from both sides to isolate the x:


x^(2) =576-225

This gives you the equation:


x^(2) =351

Then take the square root of both sides which gives you:


x=18.7349939952

Then round to the nearest whole number which gives you x=19

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