Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle measures 15 cm and one of its legs measures 4 cm.

Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

14.5

Explanation:

15x15=225

4x4=16

225-16=209

The square root of 209 is 14.4568322948.

Which rounds to 14.5

Answer 2

`15^2-4^2=225-16\\=209`

`√(209)`≈14.9