2. Find the Length of the missing leg if you have 1 leg- 24mm and the hypotenuse of 25 mm. What is the other leg?
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10mm
10 yds
7 mm
7 yds
To find the length of the missing leg, we can use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.
In this case, we have one leg measuring 24mm and the hypotenuse measuring 25mm. Let's denote the unknown leg as x.
Applying the Pythagorean theorem, we have:
x^2 + 24^2 = 25^2
Simplifying the equation:
x^2 + 576 = 625
Subtracting 576 from both sides:
x^2 = 49
Taking the square root of both sides:
x = sqrt(49)
x = 7mm
Therefore, the length of the missing leg is 7mm.