The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 12, and one of the legs is 4. Find the length of the missing leg to the nearest hundredth.

RST asked Oct 18, 2023

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RST asked Oct 18, 2023

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Answer:

11.31

Explanation:

4^2+x^2=12^2

16+x^2=144

x^2=128

x=rt128=11.31

Nuric answered Oct 24, 2023

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