document.write( "Question 25679: How do you find the unknown lenght of a leg given the lenghts of the hypotenuse and the other leg? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #13795 by elima(1433)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! By using the pythagorean theorem; \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Where a & b are legs and c is the hypotenuse, is all you do is plug in the given amounts and then solve for the unknown. \n" ); document.write( "ex; \n" ); document.write( "a=9 \n" ); document.write( "b=? \n" ); document.write( "c=15 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "81+b=225 \n" ); document.write( "b=225-81 \n" ); document.write( "b=144 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "So b=12 \n" ); document.write( "Hope you understand \n" ); document.write( "=) \n" ); document.write( " |