What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs measure 25 inches and 60 inches?
a 35 in.
b 65 in.
c 75 in.
d 85 in.
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OpenStudy (eyust707):
for this one use the pythagorean theorem
OpenStudy (eyust707):
have you heard of this? \[a^2+b^2=c^2\]
OpenStudy (jjuden):
sorta
OpenStudy (eyust707):
Sweet so your teacher has probably mentioned it in class. Ill explain to you how it works and why we use it. Then I'll let you try and use it to solve the problem
OpenStudy (jjuden):
my teacher sucks no one in my class gets this
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OpenStudy (eyust707):
Its really easy. Check it out.
OpenStudy (eyust707):
If you are ever given a triangle that looks like this:|dw:1394311153408:dw|
OpenStudy (eyust707):
You can use this equation:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
OpenStudy (eyust707):
There are three sides to a triangle like that. one long one, and two short ones.
OpenStudy (eyust707):
The long one is the diagonal one. It is called the hypotenuse
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OpenStudy (eyust707):
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OpenStudy (eyust707):
the two short ones are called the legs|dw:1394311294351:dw|