Question

What is approximate length of the leg of a right triangle with one leg length 8 and hypotenuse length 19?

Answer 1

b=17.23

Explanation:

`c^2= a^2 + b^2`
`19^2=8^2+b^2`
`b^2=361-64`
`b=+-sqrt(297)`
`b=+-17.23`
`b=-17.23` is inadmissible