The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 8 meters longer than the shortest leg. The longest leg is 4 meters. Longer than the shortest leg find the length of the longest leg

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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 8 meters longer than the shortest leg. The longest leg is 4 meters. Longer than the shortest leg find the length of the longest leg

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Answer:

the leg is 6.9

Explanation:

use the reverse Pythagorean therm

find the square root of 8(squared) - 4(squared) =6.9

Larry Ullman answered Aug 2, 2022

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