Question

right angle ️ with a height of 10 and a hypotenuse of 19 need to find the leg

Answer 1

In order to find x, we will use the Pythagorean theorem

$c^2=a^2+b^2$

where

c=19

a=10

b=x

we substitute

$19^2=10^2+x^2$

we isolate the x

$x=\sqrt[]{19^2-10^2}=16.16$

ANSWER

x=16.16