A right triangle has a leg of 12 cm and a hypotenuse of 19 cm.

What is the length of the other leg?

Round to the nearest tenth.
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7.0 cm

14.7 cm

22.5 cm

217.0 cm

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Answer:

14.7 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Using Pythagoras Theorem,

The length of the other leg

[tex] = \sqrt{ {19}^{2} - {12}^{2} } [/tex]

[tex] = \sqrt{217} [/tex]

[tex] = 14.730919...[/tex]

= 14.7 cm (rounded to the nearest tenth)