What is the length of bc ? Round to the nearest hundredth.

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What is the length of  bc  ? Round to the nearest hundredth.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

4.24

 4.83

 5.75

 6.09

eyust707 · Answer

Here we have to use the Pythagorean theorem. Have you heard of this before?

anonymous · Answer

yes.

anonymous · Answer

No you can't you have no clue if its a right triangle

anonymous · Answer

You cannot use the Pythagorean Theorem on any triangle other than a Right

anonymous · Answer

@WhiteDragon  in your opinion what would the answer be?

eyust707 · Answer

Sweet! So then you know that for a right triangle:

$$a^2 + b^2 = c^2$$

@WhiteDragon  We can use the Cartesian grid to form a right triangle

eyust707 · Answer

The formula will help you solve for a missing length of a right triangle. 

Here we have BC
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eyust707 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

I would just use the distance formula you know all the points why do it the hard way when you don't have to. And sorry I do not know the Cartesian Grid didn't know you could turn a triangle into a right

eyust707 · Answer

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