Question

Find the length of the missing side

Answer 1

Answer:

c = 17

Step-by-step explanation:

Since this is a right angle triangle we can use the Pythagoras theorem that states that $c^{2} = a^{2} + b^{2}$ (where c is the Solve for  hypotenuse and "a" and "b" are the legs of the right angle triangle). From here we know that the answer to this question is....

$c^{2} = a^{2} + b^{2}\\c^{2} = 15^{2} + 8^{2} \\c^{2} = 225 + 64\\c^{2} = 289\\c = \sqrt{289} \\c = 17$