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The hypotenuse of a right triangle measures 18 cm and one of its legs measures 16 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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GeorgePP

Answer: 8.25cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Use Pythagorean's Theorem for a right triangle:

[tex]a^2+b^2=c^2[/tex]

'A' and 'B' being the legs and 'C' being the hypotenuse.

[tex]16^2+b^2=18^2\\256+b^2=324\\b^2=68\\b=\sqrt{68}=8.25cm[/tex]

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