Question

If a right triangle has a leg that is 6 ft. Long and the hypotenuse is 12 ft long how long is the other leg? Round to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Let's label the two legs of the right triangle as leg A and leg B, and the hypotenuse as C. We are given that leg A is 6 ft long and the hypotenuse C is 12 ft long.

We can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of leg B:
C^2 = A^2 + B^2

Plugging in the given values:
12^2 = 6^2 + B^2

Simplifying:
144 = 36 + B^2

Subtracting 36 from both sides:
108 = B^2

Taking the square root of both sides:
B = sqrt(108)

Rounding this value to the nearest tenth:
B ≈ 10.4 ft

Therefore, the other leg is approximately 10.4 ft long.