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OpenStudy (anonymous):
*Note: Figure not drawn to scale. If M=8cm and N=10cm What does L equal?
A. 6 cm
B. 14 cm
C. 8 cm
D. 4 cm
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
I'll post pic in a minute
OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
What's the question?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Opps hold on
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Do you know the Pythagorean Theorem?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
No
OpenStudy (anonymous):
6 cm, because if you divide those sides by 2, you would get M=4 cm and N= 5 cm. Its a 3-4-5 triangle, so L would be 6.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[a ^{2}+b ^{2}=c ^{2}\]
Where C is your hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle)
a and b are your other 2 sides.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Thanks @ tn.x680
OpenStudy (agent0smith):
err is that a right angle in your drawing??? cos that is the worst right angle ever :P
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OpenStudy (agent0smith):
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that's more like a right angle :P
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Yes it's a right angle. I can't draw that well
OpenStudy (agent0smith):
Haha okay i was just teasing :P but your triangle did look much more like an equilateral triangle and that can def confuse people.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Ohh
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Thanks
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