Question

Drew is making a cardboard cut out of a right triangle. He knows that the longest side must be 15 inches long. One of the short sides must be 8 inches. How many inches long will he make the other side? Use the appropriate formula to find the solution and round to the nearest tenth. Show all steps or reasoning used. Be sure to check your answer for reasonableness.

Answer 1

use pyth theorem. longest side is the hypothenuse.
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Answer 2

I just wanted the formula mainly

Answer 3

But could you stell me the steps without revealing the answer if possible

Answer 4

*tell

Answer 5

a^2 + b^2 = c^2
c^2 - b^2 = a^2
take the square root of both sides to get "a"

Answer 6

does that help?

Answer 7

\[ x = \sqrt{15^2 - 8^2}\]

Answer 8

thanks that helps a lot