If the hypotenuse of a triangle is 15 yds, and one leg is 12 yds, what is the length of the other leg?
Also how do you find the answer
To find the length of the other leg of a right triangle when you know the length of the hypotenuse and one leg, you can use the Pythagorean theorem. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.
In this case, you know that the hypotenuse is 15 yards (hypotenuse^2 = 15^2 = 225) and one leg is 12 yards (leg^2 = 12^2 = 144). To find the length of the other leg, you can subtract the square of the known leg from the square of the hypotenuse and then take the square root of the result.
Leg^2 = Hypotenuse^2 - Known leg^2
Leg^2 = 225 - 144
Leg^2 = 81
Leg = sqrt(81)
Leg = 9
Therefore, the length of the other leg is 9 yards.
If it's a right triangle, use the Pythagorean Theorem.
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