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One of the legs of a right triangle measures 5 cm and its hypotenuse measures 9 cm. Find the measure of the other leg.



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Answer:

the other leg = 2 root 14, which is roughly 7.48331 cm

Explanation:

9squared = 5squared + x

81-25=xsquared

squareroot 56 = 2 root 14

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