Asked by Zephyr Benedict

If a right triangle has a leg of 8 inches and the hypotenuse is 12 inches, how long is the other leg? Simplify to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the Pythagorean theorem: 8^2 + b^2 = 12^2 → 64 + b^2 = 144 → b^2 = 80.
So b = √80 = 4√5 ≈ 8.944... ≈ 8.9 inches (to the nearest tenth).