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OpenStudy (anonymous):

If a and b are two sides of a right triangle, find the length of the hypotenuse, c. with a =6 b=2 c=?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

by pythagoras c = sqrt(6^2 + 2^2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

To expand on what laugharne said, the pythagorian theorem is \[A ^{2}+B ^{2}=C ^{2}\] It works for all triangles to find a missing length of a side as long as you have the other two.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

think of it as a squared + b squared equals c squared so 6 times 6 is 36 and 2 times 2 is 4 36+4=c squared. This means 40 is c square , the square root of forty is 6.32... so that is side C the hypotenuse.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2 sqrt 10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2 sqrt 10 is equal to 6.3246 using the formula the first answerer gave me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok good thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

welcome

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