What is the length of the other leg of a right triangle with hypotenuse 13 and leg 6 units?

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marfre
May 9, 2018

#sqrt(133) ~~ 11.53# units

Explanation:

Given: a right triangle with a leg #= 6# and the hypotenuse #= 13#

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the other side: #c^2 = a^2 + b^2#

#c# = hypotenuse

#13^2 = 6^2 + b^2#

#b = sqrt(13^2 - 6^2) = sqrt(169 - 36) = sqrt(133) ~~ 11.53# units

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