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The hypotenuse of a right triangle measures 15 cm and one of its legs measures 4 cm.

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

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Answer:

14.5

Explanation:

15x15=225

4x4=16

225-16=209

The square root of 209 is 14.4568322948.

Which rounds to 14.5

User Martin Pilch
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15^2-4^2=225-16\\=209


√(209)≈14.9

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