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The hypotenuse of a right triangle has length 17 and one of the legs has length 15. Find the length of the other leg.

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Answer:

The second leg has 8 units length

Explanation:

Hypotenuse of the right triangle = 17 units

Leg 1 = 15 units

Let's find the length of Leg 2, using the Pythagorean Theorem, this way:

Leg 2 ² = 17² - 15²

Leg 2 ² = 289 - 225

Leg 2 ² = 64

Leg 2 = √64

Leg 2 = 8 units

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