Question

One leg of a right triangle measures 15 m and the hypotenuse measures 17 m. What is the measure of the other leg?

Answer 1

15^2+x^2=17^2
225+x^2=289
289-225=64
x^2=64
x=8

Answer 2

Hypotneuse² = leg²+leg²

17² = x²+15²

x² = 289-225

x = √64

x = 8