SOLUTION: what is leg a if leg B is 12 and hypotenuse c is 13?

Question 1081652: what is leg a if leg B is 12 and hypotenuse c is 13?

Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, MathTherapy:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

use Pythagorean theorem:

than
if leg and hypotenuse will be:

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

what is leg a if leg B is 12 and hypotenuse c is 13?

Lengths of the sides of this triangle form a 5-12-13 Pythag triple, so missing leg =
That's all....nothing complex!
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