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One of the legs of a right triangle measures 6 cm and its hypotenuse measures 9 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

One of the legs of a right triangle measures 6 cm and its hypotenuse measures 9 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
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One of the legs of a right triangle measures 6 cm and its hypotenuse measures 9 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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Pythagorean thm. A^2+B^2=C^2 therefore 6^2+B^2=9^2 so 36+B^2=81
B=3 square root 5
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