Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 17cm long.if one of the remaining 2 sides is of length 8cm find the third side

Answer 1

Answer:

Third side is 15 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

(17)sq=(8)sq+(x)sq

289=64+(x)sq

(x)sq=289-64

(x)sq=225

x=15

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

By pythgoras theorem,

Hypotenuse square=oneside square+2nd side squre

=17 square=8square+x square

289=64+x square

x square=289-64

x square=225

x=Root 225

x=15

The third side is 15cm