The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 15 in. and one leg has length of 6 in. find the length of the other leg.

a. 9 in.
b. 12 in.
c. square root 189 in.
d. square root 261 in

C. square root 189 in.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 15 in.

The length of one leg = 6 in.

Let x be the length of other leg, then

According to Pythagoras theorem ,we have

Hypotenuse² = Perpendicular² + Base²

Hence, the length of the other leg is

Thus , the correct answer is C. square root 189 in.

answer: i guess 5 units?

step-by-step explanation:

explanation:

previous steps have made pa≅ pb ≅ st ≅ su. setting the compass width to ab allows you to make tu the same length. then δstu ≅ δpab by the sss congruence postulate, and ∠p ≅ ∠s by the reason cpctc.