[tex]adjacnt {}^{2} = opposite {}^{2} + hypotenuse {}^{2} \\ adjacent {}^{2} = 8 {}^{2} + 12 {}^{2} \\ adj {}^{2} = 64 + 144 \\ adj {}^{2} = 208 \\ adjacent = \sqrt{208} \\ adjacent = 4 \sqrt{13} [/tex]
