Question

Turner joins three sticks having unequal lengths to make a triangle, as shown below.What is most likely the length of the third stick?

4 cm

2 cm

8 cm

5 cm

Answer 1

use heron's formula

Answer 2

which is?

Answer 3

\[\sqrt{s-a*s-b*s-c}\]

Answer 4

so what would be my answer?

Answer 5

where s= semi-perimeter
a,b and c= sides of triangle

Answer 6

okay

Answer 7

what is the perimeter??

Answer 8

19?

Answer 9

s= 19/2=9.5cm

Answer 10

okay yeah

Answer 11

so would the answer be 8?

Answer 12

\[\sqrt{9.5-12*9.5-7*9.5-y}\]

Answer 13

what is the area??

Answer 14

area is 84

Answer 15

answer would be ............wait for2min

Answer 16

the perimeter is wrong..

Answer 17

then what is the perimeter than?

Answer 18

how am i know??

Answer 19

what do you think the answer would be?

Answer 20

my experience,correct answer would be between 5 to 10..

Answer 21

ima going to say 8?

Answer 22

yaa
it would be right

Answer 23

any more question..

Answer 24

thanks for your help

Answer 25

my pleasure..