Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 20 units long. One leg of the triangle is 12 units long as shown in the figure. What is the length of the other leg?

Answer 1

i know its sine Right

Answer 2

Two words: Pythagorean Theorem
\[c^{2} = a^{2} + b^{2}\]\[20^{2} = a^{2} + 12^{2}\]Can you solve for a now?
a = The remaining said length.

Answer 3

ok thanks

Answer 4

What did you get?

Answer 5

one sec

Answer 6

i dont really know i got 256 i dont know if thats the right answers

Answer 7

\[400 = a^{2} + 144\]\[a^{2} = 256\]\[a = \sqrt{256}\]That means that a = ?

Answer 8

Just find the square root of 256.

Answer 9

16!!!! Wow im so dumb

Answer 10

lol. Great job :)

Answer 11

Wow thanks

Answer 12

np :)