A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm. What is the length for the missing leg if one of the two legs of the triangle is 5?

The other leg is  12 cm  long.

Step-by-step explanation:

c

2

=

a

2

+

b

2

,

where:

c

is the hypotenuse, and  

a

and  

b

are the other two sides (legs).

Let  

a

=

9 cm

Rearrange the equation to isolate  

b

2

. Plug in the values for  

a

and  

c

, and solve.

b

2

=

c

2

−

a

2

b

2

=

(

15 cm

)

2

−

(

9 cm

)

2

Simplify.

b

2

=

225 cm

2

−

81

cm

2

b

2

=

144 cm

2

Take the square root of both sides.

b

=

√

144 cm

2

Simplify.

b

=

12 cm

14.14 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

using the Pythagorean theorem:

?² = 15² - 5² = 225 - 25 = 200

? = √200 = 14.14 cm

here you hope this .

step-by-step explanation:

hypotenuse = √(15² + 8²)

=  √(225 +64)

=  √(289) = 17

sin(x) = cos(y) = 8/17

they are identical so long as you are doing the sine of one angle and the cosine of the only other angle that isn't the right angle.

the answer is a

step-by-step explanation: