Step-by-step explanation:
We have Pythagoras theorem,
Hypotenuse² = Base² + Perpendicular²
Here we have
Hypotenuse = 9
Base = 7
Substituting
9² = 7² + Perpendicular²
Perpendicular² = 81 - 49
Perpendicular² = 32
[tex]\texttt{Perpendicular = }\sqrt{32}\\\\\texttt{Perpendicular = }\sqrt{16\times 2}\\\\\texttt{Perpendicular = }4\sqrt{2}[/tex]
Length of the other leg, expressed in radical form is [tex]4\sqrt{2}[/tex]