3) Round answer to the nearest hundredth. *
14 points
A right triangle has one leg with a length of 18 mm and a hypotenuse with a length of 82 mm.
What is the length of the other leg?
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3 Round answer to the nearest hundredth 14 points A right triangle has one leg with a length of 18 mm and a hypotenuse with a length of 82 mm What is the length class=

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Answer:

80 mm

Step-by-step explanation:

Pythagorean theorm can be applied here to solve for the length of the last leg, [tex]a^{2}[/tex] + [tex]b^{2}[/tex] = [tex]c^{2}[/tex], where (a) and (b) are the legs of the triangle and (c) is the hypotenuse. We can rearrange the pythagorean theorm for our purposes like the following:

b = √c^2 - √a^2

  = √(82)^2 - √(18)^2

  = √6724 - √324

  = √6400

  = 80 mm