Question

One leg of a right triangle is 6 units long, and its hypotenuse is 12 units long. What is the length of the other leg? Round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

Answer: 10

Step-by-step explanation: We can find the answer using the Pythagorean theorem a^2 + b^2 = c^2. In this case it would be 6^2 + b^2 = 12^2. Then 36 + b^2 = 144. Subtract to get b^2 = 108. Finally square root them both to get 10.