Question

a right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 39 and a leg of length 15 what is the length of the other leg? if necessary round your answer to two decimal places.

Answer 1

are you familiar with Pythagoras' Theorem?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

a = 15
c = 39

b is your answer

Answer 4

\[b = \sqrt{39^{2} - 15^{2}}\]

Answer 5

b= 36

Answer 6

yep