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A right triangle has one leg of length 5 and hypotenuse of length 13. What is the length of the other leg?

GRE · 2022 · quant slot 2
Question:
A right triangle has one leg of length 5 and hypotenuse of length 13. What is the length of the other leg?

Options

(A) 8
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) 15
(E) 18
Answer: (C) 12

Explanation:
Using Pythagorean theorem: a² + b² = c². So 5² + b² = 13², giving 25 + b² = 169, thus b² = 144, and b = 12.

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