A right triangle has a leg of 3 feet and a hypotenuse of 4 feet. What is the length of the other leg? Enter your answer, as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth, in the box.

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7Mike9
a² + b² = c²
~~~~~~~~
a² + 3² = 4²
a² + 9 = 16
a² = 7
a² = 2.6 ft

Let [tex] c [/tex] be the hypotenuse of the triangle and [tex] a,b [/tex] be the length of the other two sides. Then using Pythagoras theorem,

[tex] a^2+b^2=c^2\\
a^2=c^2-b^2\\\
a=\sqrt{c^2-b^2} \\
[/tex]

Substitute numerical values, [tex] c=4,b=3 [/tex]. then,

[tex] a=\sqrt{4^2-3^2}\\
a=\sqrt{7}\\
a=2.646 [/tex]

The length of the other leg rounded to nearest 10th is [tex] 2.6 [/tex].


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