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The length of one leg of a right triangle is 11 and the length of the hypotenuse is 29. Find the length of the missing leg to the nearest hundredth.

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Explanation:

Let the missing leg or side is x

By Pythagoras theorem

29²=11²+x²

x=√(29²-11²)

x=26.83

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