9. Tara has enough garden soil to make a garden bed with an area of 6 square yards. She wants to build the garden bed in the corner of her yard so it is the shape of a right triangle. Because of the location of her patio, one leg of the triangle must be 13 yards long. Determine the length of the other leg of the triangle.

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9. Tara has enough garden soil to make a garden bed
with an area of 6 square yards. She wants to build
the garden bed in the corner of her yard so it is the
shape of a right triangle. Because of the location of her
patio, one leg of the triangle must be 1 yards long.
Determine the length of the other leg of the triangle.
Transcribed Image Text:9. Tara has enough garden soil to make a garden bed with an area of 6 square yards. She wants to build the garden bed in the corner of her yard so it is the shape of a right triangle. Because of the location of her patio, one leg of the triangle must be 1 yards long. Determine the length of the other leg of the triangle.
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