How Do You Find the Length of a Leg of a Right Triangle?

How Do You Find the Length of a Leg of a Right Triangle?

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Finding the missing length of a side of a right triangle? If you have the other two side lengths, you can use the Pythagorean theorem to solve! Check out this tutorial and see how to use this really helpful theorem to find that missing side measurement!

Keywords:

  • problem
  • triangle
  • right triangle
  • pythagorean theorem
  • solve
  • solve triangle
  • sides
  • side
  • missing side
  • length
  • length of side
  • length of leg
  • leg
  • missing leg
  • root
  • square root
  • radical
  • square
  • perfect square
  • hypotenuse

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      What is the Pythagorean Theorem?

      The Pythagorean theorem is a very popular theorem that shows a special relationship between the sides of a right triangle. In this tutorial, you'll get introduced to the Pythagorean theorem and see how it's used to solve for a missing length on a right triangle!