A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 12 feet and a leg of length 6 feet. What is the length of the other leg?
A. 6 feet
B. 6V 3 feet
O C. 6V5 feet
D. 54 feet

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  B.  6√3 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

The Pythagorean theorem can help with this. It tells you the square of the hypotenuse is the sum of the squares of the two legs. In feet, the length of the unknown leg (x) is ...

  12² = x² + 6²

  144 -36 = x² = 108

  x = √108 = 6√3 . . . . . matches B

36 girls

step-by-step explanation:

the 48 boys is 4 parts of the ratio

divide 48 by 4 to obtain one part of the ratio

= 12 ← 1 part of the ratio

3 parts = 3 × 12 = 36 ← number of girls

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