Question

A right triangle has one side of length 11 and a hypotenuse of length 12. How long is the third side of the triangle?

Answer 1

Pythagorean's Theorem:

\[a^2 + b^2 = c^2\]

Answer 2

"a" is one side of a right triangle
"b" is is another side of the triangle
"c" is the hypotenuse

Answer 3

In this case what do you think "a" would be?

Answer 4

11?

Answer 5

yep
a = 11

Answer 6

what about c?

Answer 7

12?

Answer 8

yep
a = 11
c = 12

Answer 9

now lets use his thrm

Answer 10

First change all letters to parenthesis