Asked by ben hen

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.(

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the Pythagorean theorem: if the legs are 11 and x and the hypotenuse is 22, then

11^2 + x^2 = 22^2
x^2 = 22^2 − 11^2 = 484 − 121 = 363
x = √363 = 11√3 ≈ 19.05

So the other leg is approximately 19.05.