Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 28 units and the length of one of the legs is 14 units. What is the length of the other leg in the simplest radical form?

Answer 1

proably The length of the other leg in the simplest radical form is

Explanation:

Answer 2

The length of the other leg in the simplest radical form is
`14√(3)`

Explanation:

Let's assume

hypotenuse of a right triangle is 'c'

one of the leg is 'a'

other leg is 'b'

we are given

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 28 units

so,
`c=28`

the length of one of the legs is 14 units

so,
`a=14`

now, we can use Pythagoras theorem

`c^2=a^2+b^2`

now, we can plug values

`28^2=14^2+b^2`

now, we can solve for b

`b^2=588`

`b=√(588)`

`b=14√(3)`