One leg of a right triangle is 8 units long, and its hypotenuse is 14 units long. What is the length of the other leg? Round to the nearest whole number.
a 11 units
b 13 units
c 18 units
d 22 units
Let the length of the other leg be x units. According to the Pythagorean theorem, we have:
x^2 + 8^2 = 14^2
x^2 + 64 = 196
x^2 = 196 - 64
x^2 = 132
x = √132 ≈ 11.5
Rounding to the nearest whole number, the length of the other leg is 12 units.