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bill533:

The hypotenuse of a right triangle has length 13 units, and one leg has length 12 units. How long is the other leg? A. 17.7 units B. -17.7 units C. 5 units D. -5 units

jhonyy9:

just usa Pythagora"s theorem,

jhonyy9:

bc this is a right triangle and given the length of hypothenuse and a side length

jhonyy9:

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jhonyy9:

just substitute the 13 and 12 and calcule the length of second side

bill533:

ok i figured out the answer C

jhonyy9:

courage this is easy

jhonyy9:

yes bc 169 = 144+5^2

jhonyy9:

was my pleasure bye bye

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