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12 cm
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What is the length of the missing leg? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
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answered6 months ago
anonymous
answered6 months ago
Why
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answered6 months ago
I apologize for the incorrect response earlier. I made a mistake in the calculation.
To find the length of the missing leg in a right triangle, we can use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Given that one leg of the triangle measures 20 cm and the other leg measures 12 cm, we can label the missing leg as "b". Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can set up the equation as follows:
b^2 = 20^2 + 12^2
Simplifying, we get:
b^2 = 400 + 144
b^2 = 544
Taking the square root of both sides, we find:
b ≈ 23.34 cm
Therefore, the length of the missing leg, rounded to the nearest tenth, is 23.3 cm.