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OpenStudy (anonymous):

1. What is the length of the missing side? question 1 qc (1 point) A) 21.8 B) 26 C) 28 D) 34

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (kamille):

Have you ever heard about theoremus of Phytagor?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no...can you just help on the question...please

OpenStudy (kamille):

No, I can't. It doesn't make any sense to me to give you answer, because you won't learn anything at all. http://www.teacherschoice.com.au/maths_library/trigonometry/pythagoras_1.htm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so all I gotta do is solve, c2 = a2 + b2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, you do 10^2+24^2=c^2

OpenStudy (kamille):

yes! you have a and b: \[c ^{2}=a ^{2}+b ^{2}\] a=10 b=24

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and for this....whats the equation to solve ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the same. the only side that has a definite variable is c since c is the hypotenuse...a and b can be either side.

OpenStudy (kamille):

you need to think in other way. if \[c ^{2}=a ^{2}+b ^{2}\] then \[b ^{2}=c ^{2}-a ^{2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yupp :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the answer would be D) 34?

OpenStudy (kamille):

for which one triangle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the first on

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the first one*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and then for the second triangle it would be 16....right?

OpenStudy (kamille):

for the first I got 26

OpenStudy (kamille):

because \[c ^{2}=24^{2}+10^{2}=676\] \[c=\sqrt{676}=26\]

OpenStudy (kamille):

and for the second I got 28

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ah I see wat I did wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i didn't do the square root....

OpenStudy (kamille):

oh

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