Ms. Johnson tells you that a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 and a leg of 5. She asks you to find the other leg of the triangle. what is your answer.

Answer 1

We can use the Pythagorean theorem to solve this problem:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

where c is the hypotenuse and a and b are the legs of the right triangle.

In this case, we are given that c = 13 and one of the legs, say a, is 5. Let's solve for b:

5^2 + b^2 = 13^2

25 + b^2 = 169

b^2 = 144

b = √144 = 12

Therefore, the other leg of the triangle is 12.