Answer:
[tex]b=2\sqrt{6}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The triangle shown is a right triangle.
Because this triangle is a right triangle, we can use they Pythagorean theorem to find the missing side length.
Pythagorean theorem : [tex]a^2+b^2=c^2[/tex]
where a and b = length of legs and c = hypotenuse ( longest side )
we have the hypotenuse ( 7 ) and a leg (5) and need to find the other leg.
So we know that a = 5 and c = 7 and we need to find b
Using the Pythagorean theorem:
[tex]a^2+b^2=c^2[/tex]
a = 5 and c = 7
[tex](5)^2+b^2=(7)^2[/tex]
simplify exponents 5² = 25 and 7² = 49
[tex]25+b^2=49[/tex]
subtract 25 from both sides
[tex]b^2=24[/tex]
take the square root of both sides
[tex]b=\sqrt{24}[/tex]
simplify radical
[tex]b=2\sqrt{6}[/tex]
And we are done!
