SOLUTION: There is a right triangle. The leg measures 12cm The hypotenuse measures 15cm what is the length of the other leg (x)

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Question 462018: There is a right triangle. The leg measures 12cm The hypotenuse measures 15cm what is the length of the other leg (x)
Answer by katealdridge(100) About Me  (Show Source):
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Pythagorean Theorem:
a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2 a and b are legs, c is the hypotenuse. This formula is used anytime you are given a right triangle with one missing side length.
12%5E2%2Bb%5E2=15%5E2 Simplify
144%2Bb%5E2=225 Subtract 144 from both sides.
b%5E2=81 take the square root of both sides.
b=9