Question

You are going to fence an area that is in the shape of a right triangle. The two legs measure 7.8 m and 5.78 m. Estimate the meters of fencing you will need for the longest side, using whole meters and square root.

Answer 1

Since its a right triangle a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Answer 2

Are you familiar with the Pythagorean theorem?

Answer 3

^

Answer 4

Lol great minds think alike

Answer 5

no

Answer 6

\[a^2+b^2=c^2 \] where a and b are shorter sides of the triangle, and c is the longest side.

Answer 7

You have to round them up too. 7.8=8 and 5.78=6. that should be easier

Answer 8

So for this we can represent this as \[(5.78)^2+(7.8)^2=c^2\]

Answer 9

So\[c=\sqrt{(5.78)^2+(7.8)^2}\]

Answer 10

right

Answer 11

\[6^2+8^2=c^2\]

Answer 12

\[c \approx100m\]

Answer 13

\[\sqrt{36+64}\]

Answer 14

Oops...

Answer 15

Forgot my square root!!

Answer 16

@escolas I think it would have been easier to calculate if you just rounded the sides first. and yea you forgot your square

Answer 17

\[c \approx \sqrt{100}\]

Answer 18

perimeter = 10 + 8 + 6 = 24. By the way, this is a 3 4 5 triangle ;)

Answer 19

It would have been, but for real math it's much less accurate. I mean I wasn't sure it'd come out to 9 or 10, it did happen to be barely closer to 10 so it would round up.