Question

Right angle ️ with a height of 10 and a hypotenuse of 19 need to find the leg

Answer 1

In order to find x, we will use the Pythagorean theorem

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

where

c=19

a=10

b=x

we substitute

`19^2=10^2+x^2`

we isolate the x

`x=\sqrt[]{19^2-10^2}=16.16`

ANSWER

x=16.16