Question

The leg of a right triangle is 5 units and the hypotenuse is 8 units. What is the length, in units, of the other leg of the triangle?
89 Units

Answer 1

Answer:

The other leg is equal to 6.24 units.

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the Pythagorean Theorem:

$a^2 + b^2 = c^2$

However we need to find b:

$c^2-a^2=b^2$

Substitute:

$8^2-5^2=b^2$

$64-25=b^2$

$b^2=39$

Find the square root:

$\sqrt{39}=6.24$

The other leg is equal to 6.24 units.