Right triangle has a peg that is 6 ft long and the hypotenuses is 12 ft long how long is the other leg round to nearest tenth

Answer 1

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can calculate the length of the other leg of the right triangle:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2
a^2 + 6^2 = 12^2
a^2 + 36 = 144
a^2 = 144 - 36
a^2 = 108
a ≈ √108
a ≈ 10.4 ft

Therefore, the length of the other leg of the right triangle is approximately 10.4 ft when rounded to the nearest tenth.