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 = 16, b = 28, c = ?

Answer 1

use the Pythagorean theorem

Answer 2

\[a ^{2} + b ^{2} = c ^{2}\]

Answer 3

a 31.46
b 31.94
c 32.09
d 32.25

Answer 4

\[16^{2} + 28^{2} = c ^{2}\]

Answer 5

i did that but what do i do after

Answer 6

\[\large c = \sqrt{16^2 + 28^2}\]