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What is the approximate length of the missing side of a right triangle with hyptonenuse of 16
cm and other side of 15 cm?

Respuesta :

Answer:

5.56cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

given data

hyp=16cm

say the adjecent= 15

let the hypotenuse be z

and the adjacent be x, while the missing side, the opposite be y

by Pythagoras theorem

[tex]z^2=y^2+x^2[/tex]

[tex]z=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}[/tex]

substitute the values we have

[tex]16^2=y^2+15^2\\\\256=y^2+225\\\\256-225=y^2\\31=y^2\\\\y=\sqrt{31}[/tex]

[tex]y=5.56cm[/tex]

The other side is 5.56cm