Question

please help me !!
Jim has put a fence along the side BC of the triangular patch of land shown below.



What is the length of side AB?

16 m

8 m

15 m

4 m

Answer 1

help :(

Answer 2

i think you have to use the Pythagorean theorem

Answer 3

you know what that is, right?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

a^2+b^2=c^2

Answer 6

good, so just look at side AC as a, side AB as c, and side BC as c

Answer 7

do you know what to do now?

Answer 8

yes but don't leave i might need some guidance lol

Answer 9

lol ok. tell me what you get and i'll tell you if it's right or wrong

Answer 10

so its 3^2+5^2=c^2

Answer 11

no

Answer 12

it's 3^2 + b^2 = 5^2

Answer 13

ok i see what i did wrong

Answer 14

i meant side AB as b, i'm sorry

Answer 15

it's ok .

Answer 16

ok so 9+b=25?

Answer 17

yep

Answer 18

b=4^2?

Answer 19

25 - 9 = 16
the square root of 16 is 4. so the length of side BC is 4

Answer 20

yaaaaay thank you :)

Answer 21

no problem :)

Answer 22

i have like a thousand more problems i might need help with so stay around please lol

Answer 23

lol sure