△BCD is a right triangle. The length of the hypotenuse is 18 centimeters. The length of one of the legs is 14 centimeters. What is the length of the other leg?

The answer to your question is   b = 11.31 cm  or   8 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Data

hypotenuse = 18 cm

one leg = 14 cm

second leg = ?

Process

1.- Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve this problem

                 c² = a² + b²

c = hypotenuse

a = longer leg

b= shorter leg

2.- Substitution

                        18² = 14² + b²

-Solve for b

                         b² = 18² - 14²

-Simplify

                         b² = 324 - 196

                         b² = 128

-Find the prime factors of 128

                          128   2

                            64  2

                             32  2

                             16  2

                              8  2

                              4  2

                              2  2

                               1

          128 = 2⁶2¹                                    

-Result

                         b = 11.31   or   8

step-by-step explanation:

if you meant, "on the way from (3, 2) to (3, 14):

x does not change; y increases by 12.

ensure that you have copied down this problem correctly.   .