document.write( "Question 363162: If one leg of a triangle is 8 feet and one leg is 21 feet. What is the remaining leg? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #258905 by JBarnum(2146)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! um theres multiple answsers, technically 2 possible answers so you might want to reread the question to find out which side is the hypotnuse. if a= 8 and b=21 then C is greater than 21 \n" ); document.write( "if a=8 b=? c=21 so b would be less tha 21\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8^2+21^2=c^2 \n" ); document.write( "64+441=c^2 \n" ); document.write( "505=c^2 \n" ); document.write( "22.4722=c\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "second one could be \n" ); document.write( "8^2+b^2=21^2 \n" ); document.write( "64+b^2=441 \n" ); document.write( "b^2=377 \n" ); document.write( "b=19.4165\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |