Question

Given a right triangle with a leg of 8 and a hypotenuse of 17, what is the length of the other leg?

Answer 1

a

Explanation

bc the legs have 2 b shorter than the hypotenuse

Answer 2

Pythagorean Theorem: a2+b2 = c2
where a, b are the sides of the right triangle and c is the hypotenuse

82 + x2 = 172 where x is the other side
x2 = 172 - 82
x2 = 289-64
x2 = 225
x = √225
x = 15