Asked by Connections Academy

The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 15 cm. The length of one leg is 9 cm. Find the length of the other leg.

A. 6cm

B. 12cm

C. 17cm ***My answer***

D. 144cm
Answered by CodyJinks
No incorrect. Use a^2 + b^2 = c^2. C is the length of the hypotenuse. So solve for a or b. Plug in 9 as a or b and 12 as c then solve for the unknown
Answered by Aubrey
the answer is B. 12 cm
:) hope i help!
Answered by Connections Academy
Thankz
Answered by Damon
Two things to keep in mind:

1. a 3 4 5 triangle is a right triangle. This is one
3*3 , 4*3, 5*3

2. The hypotenuse is ALWAYS the longest side of a right triangle.
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