Question

The leg of a right triangle is 4 units and the hypotenuse is 9 units. What is the length, in units, of the other leg of the triangle?

A. Square root 97 units
B. 97 units
C. Square root 65 units
D. 65 units

Answer 1

nvm it is C

i added on accident

its A. square root of 97 units

Explanation:

first you square 4 and 9

when you square 4 you get 16 because 4^2= 4x4

when you square 9 you get 81 because 9^2= 9x9

then you add 16 and 81 this equals 97

you are not finished with the problem because the formula for The Pythagorean is not complete you have to make it a square root

Answer 2

Length of the other leg of the triangle is √65 units

Explanation:

• Step 1: Find the length of the other leg using Pythagoras Theorem.

Hypotenuse² = One side² + Other side²

9² = 4² + Other leg²

Length of the other leg² = 81 - 16 = 65

⇒ Length of the other leg of the triangle = √65