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.(1 point)

ft.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Let's denote the other leg as x. We know that the hypotenuse is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the legs. We can use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for x.

x^2 + 6^2 = 12^2
x^2 + 36 = 144
x^2 = 144 - 36
x^2 = 108
x = √108
x ≈ 10.4 ft.