SOLUTION: How do you find the missing side of a right triangle when the hypotenuse is 14 and the base is 9?

Question 253205: How do you find the missing side of a right triangle when the hypotenuse is 14 and the base is 9?
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, Nikki456:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Pythagorean theorem which is a^2+b^2=c^2
where c is the hypotenuse and a nd b are the legs
So we have 9^2+b^2=14^2
Multiply it out and solve for b the other leg(side).
Answer by Nikki456(9) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you could use the pythagorean theorem. The pythagorean theorem goes like this: a^2+b^2=c^2. basically the two legs of the triangle are a and b and the hypothenuse is c, always. You substitute your values into the formula. In this case, 14 as c and 9 as a. so your equation would look like 9^2+b^2= 14^2. Then you simplify this and get 81+b^2=196. You subtract 81 on both sides and get b^2=115. Then if you do the square root to get b, your answer would be b= .
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