Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 7 inches, and one of the legs is inches. Find the length of the other leg.

Answer 1

a^2+b^2=c^2

Answer 2

c^2 = hypotnuse

Answer 3

ur missing a variable

Answer 4

yeah where it says and one of the legs is sqrt13 inches

Answer 5

The location of the sqrt(13) and the unknown can be on opposite sides (a or b) but the hypotenuse is the longest side so it will be c in a^2+b^2=c^2
sqrt(13)+b^2=7^2
13+b^2=49
solve for c (be careful of the square root)

Answer 6

\[\sqrt{13}^2+b^2 = 7^2\]

Answer 7

find b

Answer 8

thanks for the help I got the answer