One of the legs of a right triangle measures 5 cm and its hypotenuse measures 15 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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Thegreyspot asked Mar 16, 2022

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One of the legs of a right triangle measures 5 cm and its hypotenuse measures 15 cm.

Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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15^2 - 5^2 = 225-25 =200 = 14.1

Murlidhar Fichadia answered Mar 19, 2022

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