Answer:
The length of the missing leg is six
Step-by-step explanation:
Assuming that this is a right triangle, you can use the Pythagoras theorem
12^2+x^2=sqrt180^2
144+x^2=180
x^2=36
x=6
Therefore, the length of the missing leg is six.
Taking the above as a right angled triangle...
Pythagoras' rule can be applied to get the Missing side.
It goes...
Hyp² = Opp² + Adj²
Which translates to Hypotenuse, Opposite and Adjacent respectively.
Hyp = √180
Opp= 12
So we're missing Adj
Making adj the subject.
Adj = √ Hyp² – Opp²
= √[(√180)² – (12)²
= √ [ 180 – 144]
= √36
Adj = 6ft.
