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Answer: BSet 3: Triangles (Advanced)
Explanation
PROBLEM
Intriguingly, a right triangle has one leg of length 8 and hypotenuse 17. What is the other leg?
A right triangle has one leg of length 8 and hypotenuse 17. What is the other leg?
A.
17
B.✓ Correct
15
C.
12
D.
16
Detailed Explanation
[Variation 2] Choice B is the best answer. b squared = 17 squared - 8 squared = 289 - 64 = 225. b = 15
Why others are wrong:
A: 17 is incorrect because it does not satisfy the equation.
C: 12 is incorrect because it does not satisfy the equation.
D: 16 is incorrect because it does not satisfy the equation.