Question

The hypoptenuse of a right triangle is 17 cm qnd one of the side is 8 cm the other side is _______ send screen shot if u can

Answer 1

hypo. = 17 cm
let one of side be base or perpendicular = 8
and one of them as x
then according to pythagoras theorem
17^2 = 8^2 + x^2
289 = 64 + x^2
x^2 = 225
x = 15