If a triangle has an hypotenuse of 60 and a leg of 48, what is the measure of its other leg?
1 Answer
Apr 4, 2018
The measure of the other leg is
Explanation:
To solve this, we use the Pythagorean Theorem,
Your hypotenuse,
one of your legs (let's just say
So let's plug them into the Pythagorean Theorem equation:
Now we subtract
Therefore, the measure of the other leg is
Hope this helps!