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  • 12-03-2017
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If the hypotenuse right angle of a triangle is 17 inches long, one of the legs is 15 inches. Find the length of the other leg

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  • 12-03-2017
Use the Pythagorean theorem.
a^2+b^2=c^2

15^2+b^2=17^2

225+b^2=289

Subtract 225 from both sides of the equation and you get:

b^2=64

b=8
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