find the unknown side length in the given triangle. round to the nearest hundredth

one leg is 20
the hypotenuse is 30
what is the other leg?

1 answer

Using the Pythagorean theorem (a^2 + b^2 = c^2), we can find the unknown side length:

20^2 + b^2 = 30^2
400 + b^2 = 900
b^2 = 900 - 400
b^2 = 500
b = √500
b ≈ 22.36

Therefore, the other leg length is approximately 22.36.