Question

the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle in 23in.one leg measures 16in.find the length of the other leg. round your answer to two decimal places

Answer 1

16.52

Explanation:

hyp²= opp²+adj²

let opp =16in

hyp= 23in

adj²=23²-16²

=529 -256

= 273

adj =√273

= 16.52