document.write( "Question 400899: If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 20, and one of the legs is 15, what is the missing side? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #283742 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 20, and one of the legs is 15, \n" ); document.write( " what is the missing side? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2, \n" ); document.write( "a^2 + 15^2 = 20^2 \n" ); document.write( "a^2 + 225 + 400 \n" ); document.write( "a^2 = 400 - 225 \n" ); document.write( "a^2 = 175 \n" ); document.write( "a = \n" ); document.write( "a ~ 13.23 \n" ); document.write( " |