Question

How do you find the area of the square on side t of the triangle?

Answer 1

if the side of a square is t, what is its area ?

Answer 2

Have you heard area is length * width ? A square has the same length and width

Answer 3

oh

Answer 4

umm so what is t?

Answer 5

First, if the side of a square is t, what is the area of the square?

Answer 6

ughh, I dont know

Answer 7

length times width, where length is t and width is t

what is the area of a square with sides = t ?

Answer 8

do you get the idea that the area is t*t or t^2 ?

Answer 9

ughh kinda

Answer 10

now notice your triangle is a right triangle.

its hypotenuse is t

do you know the pythagorean theorem ?

Answer 11

yeah

Answer 12

can you write it down for your triangle ?

Answer 13

7x7=49
9x9=81

Answer 14

cm2

Answer 15

yes, but first write down the equation

Answer 16

okay then

Answer 17

what do I do after?

Answer 18

first write down the equation

Answer 19

like how?

Answer 20

see http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/geometry/GP13/Pythag.htm

Answer 21

umm
a=49cm2
b=81cm2

Answer 22

you mean a^2 = 49 cm2
b^2= 81 cm2
the hypotenuse has length t

can you write down the equation?

Answer 23

wait one question is 130 cm2 t?