Question

A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 39 and a leg of length 15. What is the length of the other leg? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places.

Answer 1

a^ + b^2 = c^

15^2 + b^2 = 39^2

225 + b^2 = 1521

1521-225 = 1296

sqrt(1296) = 36

length of other leg is 36