The information given represents lengths of sides of a right triangle with c the hypotenuse. Find the correct missing length to the nearest hundredth. A calculator may be helpful.

a = 20, b = 28, c = ?

Question

The information given represents lengths of sides of a right triangle with c the hypotenuse. Find the correct missing length to the nearest hundredth. A calculator may be helpful.
 
    a = 20, b  = 28, c = ?

jdoe0001 · Answer

http://www.crctlessons.com/images/pythagorean-theorem-formula.jpg

anonymous · Answer

are you familiar with pythagorean's thereom?

anonymous · Answer

Not really I know when using the Pythagorean Theorem, it’s often a good idea to isolate the variable you are to trying to find.

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1383331062385:dw| the formula for the pythagorean thereom is
 a^2 + b^2 = c^2. so u can plug in a and b and find c