document.write( "Question 550555: the lenght of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 34 inches and the length of one of its legs is 16inches what is the length in inches of the other legf the right triangle \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #358874 by mananth(16949) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Pythagoras theorem states that\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hypotenuse ^2= leg1^2+leg2^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hypotenuse = 34 \n" ); document.write( "leg1 = 16 \n" ); document.write( "leg2^2= hypotenuse ^2 - leg1^2 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Leg2^2= 34 ^2 - 16 ^2 \n" ); document.write( "Leg2^2= 1156 - 256 \n" ); document.write( "Leg2^2= 900 \n" ); document.write( "take the square root \n" ); document.write( "leg2= 30 inches \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |