Question

If the hypotenuse of a right triangle measure 13 and one of its legs is 5, what is the measurement of the missing leg?

Answer 1

For hypotenuse you do
`smaller side^(2) + mediumside^(2) = large side^(2)`

We are missing medium side or shorter side so we undo the equation and subtract

13 x 13 = 169

5 x 5 = 25

169-25=144

144 square root is 12

the missing side would be 12

Explanation:

Answer 2

The leg is 12.

Explanation:

according to the pythagorean theorem, the missing leg is the square root of 13^2-5^2, which is the square root of 144, which is 12.