The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 41 in long. One leg of the same triangle is 40 in long. What is the length of the other leg? Explain how you found your answer.

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

So are you familiar with the Pythagorean a^2 = b^2 + c^2?

You're given a, b here so you just need to find c.

anonymous · Answer

See above for the explanation. You can use Pythagorean because it's a right triangle. You're given a, b so you can find c. What else is missing?

starryknight · Answer

how can you explain this in words (9cm)²+(x)²=(41cm)² 
 81cm+x²= 1681cm 
 x²= 1600cm 
 x = √1600cm
 x = 40cm
Solution: x = 40cm

anonymous · Answer

Look at the question again. 40 is given right?

starryknight · Answer

yeah

starryknight · Answer

sorry if im annoying you im just bad at math

anonymous · Answer

Not at all. 40 is given in the question so you don't need to solve for it.

starryknight · Answer

so i got the problem wrong?

anonymous · Answer

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 41 in long. One leg of the same triangle is ***40 in*** long. What is the length of the other leg? Explain how you found your answer.

It looks like you're solving above for 40. So is that a typo?

mertsj · Answer

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