The figure shows a right triangle with a hypotenuse of lengths c = 65 and one of the legs of length a = 60.
The other leg can be calculated by using the Pythagorean Theorem:
[tex]a^2+b^2=c^2[/tex]
Solving for b:
[tex]b=\sqrt{c^2-a^2}[/tex]
Substituting:
[tex]b=\sqrt{65^2-60^2}[/tex]
Calculating:
[tex]\begin{gathered} b=\sqrt{4225-3600} \\ \\ b=\sqrt{625}=25 \end{gathered}[/tex]
The missing leg is 25
