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One of the legs of a right triangle measures 4 cm and its hypotenuse measures 5 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

One of the legs of a right triangle measures 4 cm and its hypotenuse measures 5 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
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One of the legs of a right triangle measures 4 cm and its hypotenuse measures 5 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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a^2 + b^2 = c^2
4^2 + b^2 = 5^2
16 + b^2 = 25. -16
B^2 = 9
Square root of 9 = 3
B = 3

The other leg is 3cm
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