Question

A right triangle has one leg that measures 13 centimeters, and the hypotenuse is 17 centimeters. How long is the missing leg?

Answer 1

The hypotenuse is ≈21.4

Explanation:

To work this out you would find the square root of the first leg squared added to the second leg squared

You would find the square root of 13 squared added to 17 squared

`\sqrt{13^(2) +17^(2) }` ≈21.4

the hypotenuse is the largest side of the triangle