Question

ms green tell you that a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 and a leg of 5 . She asks you to find the other leg of the triangle. What is your answer

Answer 1

Answer:

$\large \boxed{12}$

Step-by-step explanation:

We can apply Pythagoras' Theorem.

$\begin{array}{rcc}a^{2} & = & b^{2} + c^{2}\\13^{2}& = & 5^{2} + c^{2}\\169& = & 25 + c^{2}\\c^{2}& = & 144\\c & = & \sqrt{144}\\& = & \mathbf{12}\\\end{array}\\\text{The other leg of the triangle is \large \boxed{\mathbf{12}} }$