Use Pythagoras’ theorem: a^2+b^2=c^2 But we rearrange this formula to make it c^2-a^2=b^2 So 25^2-15^2=b^2 625-225= b^2 = 400 You now need to find the square root of 400 to find the square root of b sqrt of 400 is 20 So 20 is the missing length in this triangle