Question

A triangle has a hypotenuse of 153 centimeters and a leg of 72 centimeters what is the length of the other leg

Answer 1

Pythagorean theorem =
`\sqrt{a^(2) + b^2 +c^2 }`
Since you only have
`a^(2)` and
`c^2` you change the equation to
`√(c^2 - a^2 = b^2)`
Giving you
`\sqrt{153^2 - 72^2` = 135