![\tt Step-by-step~explanation:](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/1yvv69zlhkbxhn4v3cihgxbj4z92s81wn4.png)
To be able to solve this question, we need to know about the Pythagorean theorem: a² + b² = c². A and b represents the two sides that make the right angle, and C represents the hypotenuse, or the longest side, of the triangle.
![\tt Step~1:](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/td6u35j3gyzkyxq2z12ex68fup5boe9d1z.png)
We know that the hypotenuse is the longest side of the triangle, so that means 9 is c. One side of the triangle is 6, and we have to solve for b. That means 6 is a. We can plug in our values to the formula like this:
![\tt a^2+b^2=c^2\\6^2+b+2=9^2\\36+b^2=81](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/6yr2swtrl67bg95roapdgnnve60zo2nlsq.png)
![\tt Step~2:](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/42ystigthi5jraeckxqu1502a0bp41zkf4.png)
Now that we have our equation down, we know what we have to do next: subtract 81 from 36 to get b².
![\tt 81-36=√(45)](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/uoft1062fd68w0gxz1cyzyjefjh7k2sccu.png)
![\Large\boxed{\tt Our~final~answer:~b=√(45) ~(simplified:3√(5)) }](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/tjvi82109au9977fn77tldwqjkg2s0ph9g.png)