Question

Find the lengths of the sides of a triangle with vertices: (0,0), (5,0), (5,12)

Answer 1

For the first two sides we can just read them right off the chart. 5 and 12.

For the hypotenuse we can use the Puthagorean Therom since this is a right triangle:

\[c=\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}}\]\[c=\sqrt{5^{2}+12^{2}}\]\[c=\sqrt{25+144}\]\[c=\sqrt{169}\]\[c=13\]

Answer 2

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