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The hypotenuse of a right triangle measures 18 cm and one of its legs measures 10 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
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The hypotenuse of a right triangle measures 18 cm and one of its legs measures 10 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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Answer: the answer is 15

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Answer:

Explanation:

This sounds like a Pythagoras theorem question. So what I would do is 18^2 - 10^2= Ans

Then square root the answer

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