Question

The leg of a right triangle is 5 units and the hypotenuse is 8 units. What is the length, in units, of the other leg of the triangle?
Group of answer choices

square root 39 units

39 units

square root 89 units

89 units

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

8² = 5² + x²

64 - 25 =x²

√39 = x

Answer 2

Answer:

answer is 1st

square root 39 units

Step-by-step explanation:

let the perpendicular of the triangle be x.

it is perpendicular square into base square is equal to hypotenuse square.

so, x square + 5 square = 8 square

x square + 25 = 64

x square = 64 - 25

x square = 39

x = 6.24

so the answer will be square root 39 units.