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IlhJzMoorenon
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  • 19-05-2016
  • Geography
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A right triangle has a hypotenuse c = 12.6 and a leg b = 8.5. What is the approximate length of leg a?

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Hagrid
Hagrid Hagrid
  • 02-06-2016

This problem can use the Pythagorean theorem of c2 = a2 +
b2 where c is the length of the hypotenuse, b is the length of the longer side
and a is the length of the shorter side. Plugging in the values of c and b
12.6^2 = 8.5^2 + a2, the value of the shorter side is equal to 9.3.

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