Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 15 cm, and the shorter leg is 9 cm. Find the length of the other leg.

2cm
cm
12 cm

Answer 1

\[a^2+b^2=c^2\]

Answer 2

Do you know how to do the pythagorean theorem?

Answer 3

can you plug the numbers in?

Answer 4

I kinda sorta know how to do the Pythagorean theorem but it would be nice if you could put it simpler terms

Answer 5

see that those are how the sides are labled

Answer 6

The hypotenuse is always C

Answer 7

ok , more

Answer 8

When you have a right triangle, your hypothesis will always be your c in the theorum. The legs or shorter sides will be your a and your b.

Answer 9

@Krissy3039 can finish it up dont want to confuse u :)

Answer 10

So all you have to do is fill in the values you have to the equation in your case 15^2 = 9^2+b^2

Answer 11

ok and then what?

Answer 12

You would then solve for b

Answer 13

so 225= 18+b^2

Answer 14

almost; your value for 9^2 is wrong