Josiesmith789 Josiesmith789
  • 09-05-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

A right angle has a leg of 12 cm and a hypotenuse of 19 cm. What is the length of the other leg?
A. 7.0
B. 14.7
C. 22.5
D. 217.0

Respuesta :

EEPJR
EEPJR EEPJR
  • 09-05-2017
h^2 = x^2 + y^2

where h is the hypotenuse, x and y are the legs.
h = 19cm
x = 12cm.
y = ?


h^2 = x^2 + y^2
y^2 = h^2 - x^2
y^2 = 19^2 - 12^2
y^2 = 361 - 144
y^2 = 217
y = sqrt(217)
y = 14.7


Letter B
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Rewrite each sentence below using a metaphor : 1. Wasting time is bad 2. The accident taught me to be more careful when I cross the street. If you know even o
what is a wavelength and give me a sentence with that word
The north africian maghreb states , dominated by the atlas mountains,do not include
If b-10=5, what is the value of b+6
Who was dubbed the Sickmen of Europe? a. Austrian Empire c. Ottoman Empire b. Hungarian Empire d. Serbian Empire
what major united states cities are located on or near active volcanoes
Physic help????????????????
where does y=2x-3 and y=-x+3 intersect?
what influence did Hollywood, the Harlem Renaissance, the Fundamentalist movement, and prohibition have in changing American society in the 1920's
What would be the value of expressing something like the national debt in scientific notation? What information would be lost in such a usage? Is that important