Question

A triangle has vertices at coordinates (11,1) , (2,3) and (3,2) . What is the number of units in the length of the longest side of the triangle?

Answer 1

Isn't it sqrt(85) ?

Answer 2

Didn't you post this one already?

Answer 3

it isnt \sqrt{85}

Answer 4

That's what I get
sqrt{85}, but you can approximate it to 9.22

Answer 5

How do you know it isn't sqrt{85} ?

Answer 6

Im doing an online math workbook

Answer 7

Did the instructions say to approximate the answer?

Answer 8

no, it just said what i wrote in the problem above.

Answer 9

How do you know sqrt{85} is incorrect?

Answer 10

the workbook said it was incorrect and gave me the problem again

Answer 11

Try 9.22

Answer 12

It should have stated how it wants the answer to be inputted

Answer 13

it says the answer was 10

Answer 14

strange

Answer 15

they round it to the nearest whole number?

Answer 16

nope.

Answer 17

9 would be the nearest whole number

Answer 18

to the nearest tens number

Answer 19

the distance between 3,7 and 11,1 is \sqrt{100}

Answer 20

3,7 ?

Answer 21

3,7 wasn't one of the points you originally posted

Answer 22

You posted 2,3, 3,2 and 11,1

Answer 23

thats the problem, the REAL problem didnt ask for 3,7

Answer 24

so computer mistake then

Answer 25

Dont' worry about that. There's nothing you could have done

Answer 26

ok! thanks guys!

Answer 27

Actually, I take that back. The computer didn't make the mistake. The mistake was ultimately the result of human error. Whoever created the problem made the mistake

Answer 28

Computers don't make mistakes. Only humans do.

Answer 29

lol, good point.