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.(1 point)

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In a right triangle, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the unknown leg. The Pythagorean theorem states that:

\[ a^2 + b^2 = c^2 \]

where \( a \) and \( b \) are the lengths of the legs and \( c \) is the length of the hypotenuse.

In this case, we know one leg \( a = 11 \) and the hypotenuse \( c = 22 \). We need to find the length of the other leg \( b \). Plugging in the values we have:

\[ 11^2 + b^2 = 22^2 \]

Calculating the squares:

\[ 121 + b^2 = 484 \]

Now, we can isolate \( b^2 \):

\[ b^2 = 484 - 121 \] \[ b^2 = 363 \]

Now, take the square root of both sides to find \( b \):

\[ b = \sqrt{363} \approx 19.08 \]

Therefore, the length of the other leg is approximately \( 19.08 \) when rounded to two decimal places.

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