if a right triangle has a leg that is 6ft long and the hypotenuse is 12 ft long how long is the other leg round to the nearest tenth
To find the length of the other leg of the right triangle, we can use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the two legs.
Let x be the length of the other leg:
6^2 + x^2 = 12^2
36 + x^2 = 144
x^2 = 108
x = √108
x ≈ 10.4
Therefore, the length of the other leg of the right triangle is approximately 10.4 ft when rounded to the nearest tenth.