Question

what is the length of the missing leg if necessary round to the nearest tenth 58m and 40 m and b at the bottom is missing

Answer 1

To find the length of the missing leg in a right triangle where the lengths of the other two legs are given (58 m and 40 m), we can use the Pythagorean theorem:

\[ a^2 + b^2 = c^2 \]

where:
- \( c \) is the hypotenuse,
- \( a \) and \( b \) are the lengths of the other two legs.

In your case, it seems you want to treat one of the lengths as the hypotenuse. Let's assume 58 m is the hypotenuse and 40 m is one leg. We want to find the length \( b \) of the other leg:

\[ 40^2 + b^2 = 58^2 \]

Calculating this:

\[
1600 + b^2 = 3364
\]
\[
b^2 = 3364 - 1600
\]
\[
b^2 = 1764
\]
\[
b = \sqrt{1764}
\]
\[
b \approx 42
\]

Rounding to the nearest tenth, the length of the missing leg \( b \) is **42.0 m**.