Question

24.

One leg of a right triangle is 5 inches. The hypotenuse is 9 inches. Find the length of the
second leg.

Answer 1

7.48 in.

Explanation:

Given :-

• One leg of a right triangle is 5 inches. The hypotenuse is 9 inches.

And we need to find out the second leg. So here we can use the Pythagoras Theorem , which establish the relationship between the sides of a right angled triangle. As ,

`:\implies` p² + b² = h²

`:\implies` 5² + b² = 9²

`:\implies` 25 + b² = 81

`:\implies`b² = 81 -25

`:\implies` b² = 56

`:\implies` b = 7.48 in

Hence the measurement of second leg is 7.48 inches .