Question

Find the value of a if the hypotenuse is 20 and the leg is 12. What formula would I use for this?

Answer 1

IS there a drawing showing that it is a right triangle?

Answer 2

use this...

hypt2-leg2=base2

plug in values... and get result..

Answer 3

that is on.y if it is a right triangle

Answer 4

Then zaibali is right, you use the formula \(hypotenuse^2-leg^2=base^2\)

Answer 5

the data itself repreenting triangle is right triangle.

Answer 6

256^2, right?
I don't have "256^2 as an answer.

Answer 7

I don't understand how you can get that given 2 sides and no angles, but okay

Answer 8

Not you, @allykinss

Answer 9

Actually you get \(256=base^2\) so you have to take the square root of both sides, not square it

Answer 10

now take sqrt on both sides...