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Watch help video One of the legs of a right triangle measures 1 cm and its hypotenuse measures 8 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth. Answer: cm Submit Answer Privacy Policy Terms of Service ere to search 0 0

Answer 1

`b=7.9\text{ cm}`

Step by step explanation:

If one leg of a right triangle measures 1cm and its hypotenuse measures 8cm.

We can find the measure of the other leg by using the Pythagorean theorem, which is represented by the following diagram and formula:

If a=1 and c=8. Solve for b.

`\begin{gathered} 1^2+b^2=8^2 \\ b=\sqrt[]{8^2-1^2} \\ b=\sqrt[]{63} \\ b=3\sqrt[]{7}=7.93 \\ \text{Rounding to the nearest tenth} \\ b=7.9\text{ cm} \end{gathered}`