SOLUTION: I'm trying to find the length of a leg on a right triangle. One leg is 52 and the hypotenuse is 63. how do you solve it by using the Pythagorean theorem?
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Question 740599: I'm trying to find the length of a leg on a right triangle. One leg is 52 and the hypotenuse is 63. how do you solve it by using the Pythagorean theorem?
Answer by ohtheirony(35) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Pythagorean theorem is , where c is the hypotenuse and a and b are the two legs of the right triangle. We can subtract from both sides of the equation, so our new equation will become . If we put in the hypotenuse (c) and one of our triangle legs (a), then we can solve our equation.
To get rid of a square, we find the square root. So, to find b, take the square root of each side of the equation.
The leg will be about 35.5 units.
For more on the Pythagorean theorem, click here:http://www.mathsisfun.com/pythagoras.html
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