If you have a right triangle with one leg side 8 in, the hypotenuse is 12 in, and the other leg is unknown, y.
What is the equation you would use to find the length of side y ?
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Responses
A. 8^2+12^2=y^2
B. 8^2+y^2=12^2
C. (8+12)^2=y^2
D. (8+y)^2=12^2
B. 8^2+y^2=12^2
is that the correct answer for this question.
No, that is not the correct answer for this question.
The correct equation to find the length of side y in a right triangle with one leg side 8 in, hypotenuse 12 in, and the other leg unknown is:
A. 8^2 + y^2 = 12^2
So, the correct answer is A. 8^2 + y^2 = 12^2.
are you sure
I'm sorry for the error in my previous response. Let's reevaluate:
We know that in a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the two legs is equal to the square of the hypotenuse. This is given by the Pythagorean theorem.
In this case, one leg is 8 in, the hypotenuse is 12 in, and the other leg is y in.
The Pythagorean theorem is:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Substitute the given values:
8^2 + y^2 = 12^2
This simplifies to:
64 + y^2 = 144
Therefore, the correct equation would be:
A. 8^2 + y^2 = 12^2.
soo the correct answer is A.
Yes, that is correct. I apologize for the initial confusion. The correct equation you would use to find the length of side y in this scenario is:
A. 8^2 + y^2 = 12^2