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One leg of a right triangle is 18 in. long, and the hypotenuse is 82 in. long. Find the length of the other side of the right triangle. If necessary, round to the nearest hundredth.

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One leg of a right triangle is 18 in. long, and the hypotenuse is 82 in. long. Find the length of the other side of the right triangle. If necessary, round to the nearest hundredth.

anonymous · Answer

is it multiple answers?

anonymous · Answer

Nope :(

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

a^2 + b^2 = c^2
hence 18^2 + b^2 = 82^2
b = 78.9746795

anonymous · Answer

wait 18in is adacent or opposite?

anonymous · Answer

as you take root, it should be = +- 78.9746795 so it actually has 2 answers.

anonymous · Answer

:D

anonymous · Answer

Thank you @Mathbreaker

anonymous · Answer

$$a^2 + b^2 = c^2$$
$$18^2+b^2=82^2$$
b = 80

anonymous · Answer

I don't know who to give a medal to lol

anonymous · Answer

the formula i used is Pythagorean theorem actually. You might want to look into that :)
And welcome :)

anonymous · Answer

give it ot mathbreaker @uglythang101

anonymous · Answer

I never expected this many people lol

arabpride · Answer

ill help ya out ~ ill give a medal to who else deserved it as well *^.^*

anonymous · Answer

@uglythang101 u changed ur pic lol

anonymous · Answer

ha

anonymous · Answer

its a nice 1 though

anonymous · Answer

thx, I  have more but will close this post then post another question!

anonymous · Answer

okay