How to find the length of the side of a right triangle

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PSAT Math › How to find the length of the side of a right triangle

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Right_triangle

Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale.

Refer to the above diagram. Evaluate .

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The area of a right traingle is 42. One of the legs has a length of 12. What is the length of the other leg?

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A right triangle has sides of 36 and 39(hypotenuse). Find the length of the third side

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A right triangle with a base of 12 and hypotenuse of 15 is shown below. Find x.

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A right triangle has two sides, 9 and x, and a hypotenuse of 15. What is x?

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A right triangle has one side equal to 5 and its hypotenuse equal to 14. Its third side is equal to:

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Which of the following could NOT be the lengths of the sides of a right triangle?

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Triangle

If and , what is the length of ?

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Solve for x.

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Which set of sides could make a right triangle?

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