Find the length of the missing side. The triangle is not drawn to scale.
A right triangle with hypotenuse length 17 and leg one length 15.
We can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the missing side, which is the other leg of the right triangle.
Let x be the length of the missing side.
According to the Pythagorean theorem, we have:
x^2 + 15^2 = 17^2
Simplifying, we get:
x^2 + 225 = 289
Subtracting 225 from both sides, we get:
x^2 = 64
Taking the square root of both sides, we get:
x = 8
Therefore, the length of the missing side is 8.