Homework Help: Math

Posted by Eric on Monday, November 19, 2012 at 12:13pm.

The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 15 cm. The length of one leg is 9 cm. Find the length of the other leg.

6 cm
12 cm
17 cm
144 cm

Math - Ms. Sue, Monday, November 19, 2012 at 12:23pm
a^2 + b^2 = c^2

a^2 + 9^2 = 15^2

Solve for a.
Math - Eric, Monday, November 19, 2012 at 2:36pm
144 cm?

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