Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 50 millimeters long. One leg of the right triangle is 30 millimeters long. What is the length of the other leg

Answer 1

40 Millimeters

Explanation:

Answer 2

First. we use the Pythagorean theorem:

`a {}^(2) + b {}^(2) = c {}^(2)`
Add the numbers in

`{30}^(2) + {b}^(2) = {50}^(2)`
start simplifying

`{b}^(2) = 1600`

`b = 40`

So, the leg has a length of 40 mm.