Question

if a triangle has sides measuring 8 inches and 15 in and has a hypotenuse measuring 17 in what is the ratio in simplest form of the shorter leg to the hypotenuse​

Answer 1

8:17

Explanation:

With ratios, you're relating one piece of information to another. Here, it's asking you to relate the shortest leg (8 in.) to the hypotenuse (17 in.). A ratio is formed by putting a semi-colon (:) between your relations, so your answer to this question will be 8:17.