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What is the length of the unknown leg in the right triangle?

A right triangle has a side with length 9 miles, hypotenuse with length StartRoot 113 EndRoot miles, and side labeled a.

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Answer:

use hupotenuse pythogoream theorem

a^2+b^2= c^2

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Answer:

Explanation:

Use Pythagorean theorem,

Leg1² + leg2² = Hypotenuse²

9² + x² = (√113)²

81 + x² = 113

x² = 113 - 81

x² = 32

x = √32 = √2*2 * 2*2 *2

x = 2*2√2

x=4√2

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