Question

Find the length of the missing side.
The triangle is not drawn to scale.
A) 35
B) 49
C) 7
D) 2

Answer 1

You can apply the pythagoreom theorem again

x^2 + 24^2 = 25^2

Answer 2

is it A ?

Answer 3

I think maybe its D ? lol idk im confusedd

Answer 4

So what's 24^2?
And 25^2

Answer 5

idk what this "^" means lol

Answer 6

Oh. It's exponents. You know that little number to the right of the big number.
So 24 to the second power

Answer 7

http://www.mathsisfun.com/exponent.html
I'm sorry I can't draw it out for you. Hope this will help

Answer 8

24^2 = 576
25^2=625
is that right ?

Answer 9

Yes. Correct!

So now you have
x^2 + 576= 625
And subtract 576 on both sides and you get ?

Answer 10

I think I get it now . lol is the answer C ?

Answer 11

I did , 7^2(49) + 576=625 . did I do that right ?

Answer 12

Great! And yes C is correct
After subtracting, you get x^2 = 49
Square root both sides
x=7

Answer 13

When I say square root, it means like putting a radical sign over the 49. And we know 7^2=49

Answer 14

I know that now , lol thank you . im not very good at math but you explained it in a easier way so this problem isn't actually as hard as I thought it was .

Answer 15

Yea. No problem. These aren't actually that hard after you've done a few and get a hang of it