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Geometry: Pythagorean Theorem
Finding the Length of a Missing Leg
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Finding the Length of a Missing Leg
Introduction
Right triangles appear in ramps, ladders, roofs, and even the shortest path across a rectangular field. Sometimes we know the hypotenuse—the longest side—and one leg, but need to find the other leg. The Pyt...
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Transcript
Nova stands at the podium during the school math quiz competition.
Her final challenge is to find the missing leg of a right triangle.
She sees that one leg measures 2.1 centimeters and the hypotenuse measures 2.9 centimeters.
Since it is a right triangle, Nova decides to use the Pythagorean theorem to find the missing leg. The...
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