Question

A right triangle has a leg of 12 cm and a hypotenuse of 19 cm.

What is the length of the other leg?

Round to the nearest tenth.
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7.0 cm

14.7 cm

22.5 cm

217.0 cm

Answer 1

Answer:

14.7 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Using Pythagoras Theorem,

The length of the other leg

$= \sqrt{ {19}^{2} - {12}^{2} }$

$= \sqrt{217}$

$= 14.730919...$

= 14.7 cm (rounded to the nearest tenth)