A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 feet and a leg of 7 feet. What is the length of the other leg?
2 Answers
Mar 21, 2018
24 ft
Explanation:
The Pythagorean theorem states that the sum of the squares of the two legs is equal to the hypotenuse squared.
The other leg is 24 ft.
Mar 21, 2018
Explanation:
#"Apply "color(blue)"Pythagoras' theorem ""to the triangle"#
#"let the length of unknown leg be x"#
#rArr25^2=7^2+x^2#
#rArrx^2=25^2-7^2#
#rArrx=sqrt(625-49)=sqrt576=24" feet"#