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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 12, and one of the legs is 4, what’s the missing leg

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Answer:

About 11.31

Explanation:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

4^2 + b^2 = 12^2

16 + b^2 = 144

-16 -16

b^2 = 128

Take the square root of both sides

b= approximately 11.31

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