Use the image to answer the question.
One side is 15
The bottom side is 3
The other side is ?
Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the unknown side length in the given triangle. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
(1 point)
15.3
14.7
1216
234
14.7
To find the missing side length, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem which states that in a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides is equal to the square of the longest side (the hypotenuse).
Let the unknown side be x. We know that one side is 15 and the other is 3. So, we have:
15^2 = 3^2 + x^2
225 = 9 + x^2
216 = x^2
x = sqrt(216) ≈ 14.7
Therefore, the unknown side length is approximately 14.7.