Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the missing side of a right triangle whose legs equal √2 and 2√15.
a right triangle with legs as 2 square root of 15 and square root of 2.

A. 64
B. 4 + 2√15
C. 8
D. None of the above

Question

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the missing side of a right triangle whose legs equal √2 and 2√15.
a right triangle with legs as 2 square root of 15 and square root of 2. 

	A.	64
	B.	4 + 2√15
	C.	8
	D.	None of the above

solomonzelman · Answer

the formula for a "Pythagorean triple" is,   $\color{blue}{     a^2~+~b^2~=c^2 }$ 
where   $\color{blue}{    a  }$   and   $\color{blue}{     b }$    are legs,                  and   $\color{blue}{    c }$   is the  hypotenuse.