Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 17. The lengths of the two legs are whole numbers. What are they?

Answer 1

The legs would be 15 & 8

Explanation:

According to the Pythagorean theorem:

17² = a² + b²

289 = a² + b²

289 = 225 + 64

289 = 15² + 8²

The lengths of the two legs are 15 and 8.