Pythagoras' Theorem: Finding a Missing Leg (Year 9)
Free printable UK Year 9 (Key Stage 3) maths worksheet: rearrange Pythagoras' theorem to find a missing leg of a right triangle from its hypotenuse and 1 leg.
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Pythagoras' Theorem: Finding a Missing Leg
Rearrange Pythagoras' theorem to find the missing leg of each right triangle.
- 1.A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 26 and one leg of length 10. Find the length of the other leg.
- 2.A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 50 and one leg of length 14. Find the length of the other leg.
- 3.A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 50 and one leg of length 14. Find the length of the other leg.
- 4.A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 and one leg of length 7. Find the length of the other leg.
- 5.A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 and one leg of length 8. Find the length of the other leg.
- 6.A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 74 and one leg of length 70. Find the length of the other leg.
- 7.A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 and one leg of length 12. Find the length of the other leg.
- 8.A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 20 and one leg of length 12. Find the length of the other leg.
- 9.A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 30 and one leg of length 18. Find the length of the other leg.
- 10.A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 82 and one leg of length 80. Find the length of the other leg.
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