Question

I meed help finding the length of the missing side

Answer 1

hypotenuse = 14 = c

short leg= 8 = b

long leg = ? = a

Formula

c^2 = a^2 + b^2

Substitution

14^2 = a^2 + 8^2

Simplification

196 = a^2 = 64

a^2 = 196 - 64

a^2 = 132

Result

a = 11.5