Question

The hypetenuse da might tiangle is 17 cm long
If one of the maining two side is of fimm sinds
length of the thind side​

Answer 1

Answer:

We are given the hypotenuse and the length of one side.

Let the unknown side be x.

By Pythagorean theorem,

a²+b²=c²

So,

8²+x² = 17²

x²=225

x² = 15²

x=15  

Thus the length of the other side is 15cm.