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

a) 14 cm
b) 144 cm
c) 8 cm
d) 12 cm

1 answer

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

5^2 + b^2 = 13^2

Solve for b.