The hypotenuse of a triangle measures 53 feet and one of its legs measures 28 feet what is the length of the missing leg

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Answer: The other leg measures 99 feet

Explanation:

53+28+x=180

81+x=180

x=180-81

x=99

Pawel Gradecki answered Sep 25, 2021

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Pythagorean theorem: 53squared minus 28squared = 45. The answer is 45 feet.

Robert Moore answered Sep 28, 2021

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