What is the length of the unknown leg in the right triangle? A right triangle has a side with length StartRoot 23 EndRoot yards and hypotenuse with length StartRoot 87 EndRoot yards

Step-by-step explanation:

A right angled triangle is made of three sides with the longest side being the hypotenuse. According to pythagoras theorem;

Given hypotenuse = and another side = , the third side can be gotten according to the formula above. On substituting;

The length of the unknown leg in the right triangle is 8

a. 8 yd

Step-by-step explanation:

Hypotenuse =

Length =

x² + ()² = ()²

x² = ()² - ()²

x² = 87 - 23

x² = 64

² =

x = 8 yd