Asked by Estelle

The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13 cm. The length of one leg is 5 cm. Find the length of the other leg.

a. 8 cm
b. 21 cm
c. 15 cm
d. 225 cm

I got 15, but can someone check my answers? Thanks!
Answered by Ms. Sue
None of the choices is correct.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2
5^2 + b^2 = 13*2
25 + b^2 = 169
b^2 = 144
b = 12
Answered by Estelle
Oh, I put the answers from a different question here, my bad!!
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