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A right triangle has a leg of length 8 inches and a hypotenuse of length 13 inches. Find the length of the other leg.
 Jan 30, 2014

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do you know what the Pythagorean formula is? I'm guessing you should.
 Jan 30, 2014
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hes right. Use the pythogorean theorem. a squared plus b squared equals c squared. In this case, it would be a squared plus 64 equals= 169 The remaining leg would be would be 10.2 inches long
 Jan 31, 2014

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