Question

What is the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle below?

Answer 1

\[a^2+b^2=c^2\]

Answer 2

try to solve it

Answer 3

if you still have trouble i can help

Answer 4

\[9^2+9^2=c^2\]

Answer 5

So you get 162

Answer 6

Yes. Very good job.

Answer 7

a and b are 9*sqrt(2)

not just 9

Answer 8

That is what i wrote

Answer 9

9^2 isn't the same as 9*sqrt(2) though

Answer 10

Jim is correct. The drawing has each leg labeled as \(9\sqrt{2}\). Your work treats each leg as only 9.

Answer 11

So it would be \[81^2\]?

Answer 12

Her approach is good though, Stephanie. If you have a right triangle and you know two of the three sides, plug the sides into \(a^2+b^2 = c^c\) and solve for the third side. Make sure the longest side is plugged into c in your equation.

Answer 13

\[\large \large (9\sqrt{2}^2) + (9\sqrt{2}^2) = h^2\]

Answer 14

Actually, no @GoldPhenoix
\(\Large (9\sqrt{2})^2 + (9\sqrt{2})^2 = h^2\)

And \(\Large (9\sqrt{2})^2\) simplifies to \(\Large9^2*\sqrt{2}^2\)

Answer 15

My bad. I thought my exponent was outside the parenthesis. =/

Answer 16

Easy mistake to make =)