One of the legs of a right triangle measures 12 cm and its hypotenuse measures 20 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can find the length of the other leg:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
12^2 + b^2 = 20^2
144 + b^2 = 400
b^2 = 400 - 144
b^2 = 256
b = √256
b = 16
Therefore, the other leg of the right triangle measures 16 cm.