tamaragladden tamaragladden
  • 17-10-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

A right triangle has a leg that is 3 in long, and a hypotenuse that is 5 in long. Find the length of the other leg of this triangle.

Respuesta :

jeffreyjoe62 jeffreyjoe62
  • 17-10-2018

According to Pythagoras theorem

Hypotenuse square = altitude square + base square

By substituting the values

5 square = 3 square + base square

25 = 9+base square

25 - 9 = base square

16 = base square

base = root 16

=4

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

A pathogen is always a. a bacterium b. a protist c. a disease-causing agent d. a virus
How are decomposers useful
What is one way in which objects transfer momentum? Explain.
How are decomposers useful
Contrast inference and prediction.
Which statement is always true for a square, but not always true for a rhombus? - Two angles are obtuse. - All sides are equal. - Two or more angles are ri
The number of protons in one atom of an element determines the atom's ____________, and the number of electrons determines ____________ of an element.
If a solution has a pH of 7.41, determine its H+ concentration.
Two jets leave an airport at noon, one flying north at r mi/h, the other flying south at twice that speed. After 3h how far apart are the planes
Explain the relationship between observations and hypotheses.