Answer:
<u>The missing side is 12 cm length</u>
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Let's review the information given to us to solve the case correctly:
Length of the longest side= 13 cm
Length of one leg = 5 cm
2. Using the Pythagorean theorem for finding the length of the second leg, because this is a right triangle:
2nd leg² = Length of the longest side ² - Length of one leg²
2nd leg² = 13 ² - 5 ²
2nd leg² = 169 -25
2nd leg² = 144
2nd leg = √144
2nd leg = 12 cm
<u>The missing side is 12 cm length</u>
