Answer:
The pythagorean theorem is:
H = [tex]\sqrt{s_1^2 + s_2^2}[/tex]
With H being the hypotenuse, s1 one side, s2 the other one. He already has a side and the hypotenuse so he has to calculate the inverse formula:
s2 = [tex]\sqrt{H^2 - s_1^2}[/tex]
So the real side will be:
square root of (15^2 - 10^2) = square root of (225 - 100) = 125 m
Jason made a mistake calculating the squares of the hypotenuse and the side, he didn't subtract and didn't take the root of the result.
