(03.01 LC)
The leg of a right triangle is 2 units and the hypotenuse is 5 units. What is the length, in
units, of the other leg of the triangle? (1 point)

0301 LC The leg of a right triangle is 2 units and the hypotenuse is 5 units What is the length in units of the other leg of the triangle 1 point class=

Respuesta :

Use the Pythagorean theorem to find this:

[tex]a^2 + b^2 = c^2\\2^2 + b^2 = 5^2\\4 + b^2 = 25 \\b^2 = 21\\b = \sqrt{21}[/tex]