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  • 16-03-2021
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Two sides of a right triangle are 8 and 12. Find the missing side of 8 and 12 are a leg and a hypotenuse.​

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ThanThanatosHadez
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  • 16-03-2021

Answer:

8.94 if no rounding is necessary.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pythagorean Theorem. What we know is only one leg and the hypotenuse, sooo...

8² + b² = 12²

64 + b² = 144

Subtract 64 from both sides...

64 - 64 + b² = 144 - 64

b² = 80

[tex]\sqrt{80}[/tex] = 8.94 if you're not rounding.

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