Question

A right triangle has one leg with a length of 48 and a hypotenuse with a length of 80. What is the length of the other leg? A. 63. B. 64. C. 65. D. 66

Answer 1

I think the answer is 64 right, sorry i cant see the answer is says i need an account

Answer 2

According to the pythagorean theorem, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the legs. In this case, the hypotenuse is 80 while one leg measures 48 units. The other leg hence measures square root of 80^2 - 48^2 equal to 64 units