Question

A right triangle has a side length of 15 feet and a hypotenuse of 17 feet. What is the length of the missing leg? Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Answer 1

the correct answe is the othe leg is 12 cm long.

Answer 2

8 feet

Explanation:

using the Pythagorean theorem:

17^2 = 15^2 + X^2

289 = 225 - X^2

X^2 = 64

X = 8 feet