One leg of a right triangle is 9 units long . The hypotenuse of this triangle is 15 units long. What is the length of the other leg?
2 Answers
Mar 19, 2018
12 units
Explanation:
Using Pythagorean theorem,
81 +
b = 12 units
Mar 19, 2018
See a solution process below:
Explanation:
The Pythagorean Theorem states, for a right triangle:
#a# and#b# are the legs of the right triangle
-#c# is the hypotenuse of the right triangle
Substituting for
The other leg is 12 units long