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A right triangle has a leg of 11 cm and a hypotenuse of 17 cm.

What is the length of the other leg?

Round to the nearest tenth.

6.0 cm

13.0 cm

20.2 cm

168.0 cm

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The answer would be the second option, 13.0 cm.

To find the missing length of the leg, you would use the pythagorean theorem and substitute your inputs in.

a^2+b^2=c^2
11^2+b^2=17^2
121+b^2=289
b^2=168
b=12.96 
b=13.0 cm (rounded up)

The length of the other leg is 13.0cm

Pythagoras theorem:

Pythagoras theorem is used to find the sides of a right angle triangle. Therefore,

  • c² = a² + b²

where

c = hypotenuse

a and b are the other legs

Therefore,

17² - 11² = b²

289 - 121 = b²

b = √168

b = 12.9614813968

b = 13.0cm

learn more on Pythagoras theorem here:https://brainly.com/question/2772408

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