Question

The triangle shown is a right triangle. Create the equation to be used to find the missing lengths. Do not solve the equation.

Answer 1

is there an image?

Answer 2

In a right triangle, all the sides correspond to and equation called pythahrian thyreom

Answer 3

this equation is a^2+b^2=c^2

Answer 4

c^2 is the longest side of the triangle, or the hypothenuse

Answer 5

so in this triangle what is the longest side?

Answer 6

y?

Answer 7

yep, so c = y

Answer 8

and a and b are the remaining sides

Answer 9

I need to find y though

Answer 10

so plugging the rest of the numbers into the equation

Answer 11

oh ok

Answer 12

you will get 3^2 + 3^2= y^2

Answer 13

6^2?

Answer 14

no because 3^2 = 9, so 9 + 9=18 6^2 = 36

Answer 15

so the answer is 36.

Answer 16

you could do 2(3^2)

Answer 17

I dont have that option

Answer 18

6^2 does not equal 3^2+3^2

Answer 19

ok

Answer 20

right now we have 3^2 + 3^2=y^2

Answer 21

but we need y by itself

Answer 22

so take the square root of both sides

Answer 23

(but don't simplify because they ask you not to

Answer 24

class is almost over. can we speed this up?

Answer 25

your final answer should look like y=sqrt(3^2+3^2)

or y=sqrt(2(3^2))

Answer 26

\[y=\sqrt{2(3^{2})}\]

Answer 27

thats the answer but the program looks a bit confusing, not sure if you can even plug that in, on paper its correct if you show your teacher