Triangle GHI is a right triangle. The length of one leg is 11 and the hypotenuse is 22. What is the length of the other leg? Round your answer to two decimal places.

Answer 1

By using the Pythagorean theorem, we have:

$(11)^2+(x)^2=(22)^2$

$121+x^2=484$

$x^2=363$

$x\approx \boxed{19.05}$

Answer 2

Answers to Pythagorean practice

1. 2
2. 4
3. 9^2 + 12^2 = c^2
4. 20
5. 19.05