SOLUTION: if i have a right triangle and one side is 80 and the other is 85, what is the length of the triangles side thats next to the corner that forms the 90 degrees?

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Question 368630: if i have a right triangle and one side is 80 and the other is 85, what is the length of the triangles side thats next to the corner that forms the 90 degrees?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
85^2-80^2=b^2
7225-6400=825
sqrt 825=28.7

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