The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13 m. The length of one leg is 5 m. Find the length of the other leg.

A. 14 cm
B. 144 cm
C. 8 cm
D. 12 cm
Is the answer C?
Thank you

5 answers

Oops I meant to put D,
Pythagorean theorem.

a^2 + b^2 = h^2

a^2 + 25 = 169

a^2 = 169 - 25 = 144

I would disagree.
Oops, I agree with your second answer.
it would be 144 i believe i am very sorry if its wrong.
my bad it would be 12 cm.