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 = ?, b = 13, c = 21

A.

15.83

B.

15.87

C.

16.19

D.

16.49
Remind me how to do this again? @whpalmer4

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 = ?, b = 13, c = 21

	
	
 
A.
	

15.83
	
 
B.
	

15.87
	
 
C.
	

16.19
	
 
D.
	

16.49
Remind me how to do this again? @whpalmer4

cloverracer · Answer

You would use the Pythagorean theorem to solve this(:

cloverracer · Answer

Which is a^2 + b^2 = c^2