Question

Given a right triangle, one leg is 10 in. and the hypotenuse is 15 in., find the length of the other leg using the Pythagorean theorem. Write your answer as a square root, not a decimal. (Use sq rt for the square root symbol).

Answer 1

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

c is the hypotenuse. a is one leg. Try plugging them in and finding b.

Answer 2

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