Since it is a right angle triangle, we can use <span>Pythagoras T<span>heorem to find the missing leg.
</span></span>-------------------------------------------------<span> Formula ------------------------------------------------- a</span>² + b² = c², c being the hypotenuse.
The hypotenuse, denoted by c, is 10cm. One leg, denoted by a, is 4cm. Apply the formula and solve for the other leg, denoted by b.
------------------------------------------------- Solve the missing side ------------------------------------------------- a² + b² = c² 4² + b² = 10² 16 + b² = 100 ←subtract 16 from both sides -16 -16 b² = 84 ←square root both sides b = √84 b = 9.17 (nearest hundredth)
So the other leg, denoted by b, is 9.17cm
------------------------------------------------- Answer: 9.17 cm -------------------------------------------------
