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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the side length b in the triangle below?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do i find the answer? divide? Subtract?

hartnn (hartnn):

use pythagoras theorem

OpenStudy (anonymous):

whats that

hartnn (hartnn):

b^2 +12^2 = 20^2

hartnn (hartnn):

now can u find b ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok... Im going to try

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I need to square it? becauze I think the answer is 8?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1348800909707:dw| pythagoras theorem \[A^2+B^2=C^2\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its a 3-4-5 triangle

hartnn (hartnn):

what is 20^2 = ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Acutually squaring it i got B=16? is that correct?!

hartnn (hartnn):

yup, thats correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yay! thanks @hartnn

hartnn (hartnn):

welcome ^_^

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