Find the length of the missing leg of a right triangle given a leg of length 15 and a hypotenuse of length 17. Leave your answer in simplest radical form.

Answer 1

15^2 + b^2 = 17^2

225 + b^2 = 289

b^2 = 64

b = 8

Answer 2

ms. sue is correct! it’s 8😊

Answer 3

Thank you Ms. Sue!