Given the hypotenuse of a right triangle:

Given that the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 18" and the length of one side is 11", what is the length of another side?

a² + b² = c²

11² + b² = 18²

b² = 18² - 11²

b² = 324 - 121

b = √203

b = 14.2 in

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