One leg of a right triangle is 6 ft long. The hypotenuse is 12 ft long. What is the length of the second leg of the triangle? Round to the nearest tenth.
a)10.4 ft
b)9.6 ft
c)6.9 ft
d)13.5 ft***
I believe the answer is d, but can someone check it for me?
3 answers
Actually, the answer is A. Use a calculator, it'll help find square roots, areas, other equations, etc.
oooh ok thank you!
it's clearly not D, since the hypotenuse is always the longest side.