The lengths of two sides of a right triangle are given. Find the length of the third side. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. legs: 28 in. and 15 in.
A. 37.5 in.
B. 23.6 in.
C. 29.6 in.
D. 31.8 in.

Question

The lengths of two sides of a right triangle are given. Find the length of the third side. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. legs: 28 in. and 15 in.
 A. 37.5 in.  
 B. 23.6 in.  
 C. 29.6 in.  
 D. 31.8 in.

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Well we are not sure here which legs they have provided..for example it could be

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or
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If we solve the 2nd triangle we would be an answer choice of D

But if we solved the first it would be an answer choice of B....so we cannot be sure unless we know which legs were provided