Question

What is the length of one leg of a right triangle if the hypotenuse is 17 and one leg is 8?

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Answer 1

17^2 = a^2 + 8^2
289 = a^2 + 64
289 - 64 = a^2
225 = a^2
15 = a

Answer 2

your missing leg should be 15.