Question

Determine the length of the missing side in each of the right triangles below using the Pythagorean Theorem: a2 + b2 = c2.

Answer 1

the answer is 12

`{13}^(2) = {5}^(2) + {b}^(2) \\ {b}^(2) = {13}^(2) - {5}^(2) \\ b {}^(2) = 169 - 25 = 144`

`b = √(144) = 12`


good luck