Question

A triangle has a leg that measures 6 and a hypotenuse of twelve. Which leg measure would form a right triangle?

one hundred eight

square root of one hundred eight

one hundred eighty

square root of one hundred eighty

Answer 1

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Answer 2

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

6^2 + b^2 = 12^2

36 + b^2 = 144
-36 -36

b^2 = 108

That being the square root because you're solving for one of the sides.