Question

What is the missing leg in the following expression below?

Answer 1

The figure shows a right triangle with a hypotenuse of lengths c = 65 and one of the legs of length a = 60.

The other leg can be calculated by using the Pythagorean Theorem:

`a^2+b^2=c^2`

Solving for b:

`b=√(c^2-a^2)`

Substituting:

`b=√(65^2-60^2)`

Calculating:

`\begin{gathered} b=√(4225-3600) \\ \\ b=√(625)=25 \end{gathered}`

The missing leg is 25