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If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 6 feet long, and one leg is 5 feet long,

then the other leg measures —

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c^2=a^2+b^2
6^2=5^2+b^2
36=25+b^2
b^2=36-25
b^2=11
b= √11
b=3.3166
If you need to round it to the tenth place,
b~3.3
to hundreds place,
b~3.32
Good luck
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