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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the value of b. Express the answer as a simplified radical. this is my answer, please check :) 14^2 + 8^2 = b^2 196 + 64 = b^2 260 = b^2 sqrt 260 b = 2 sqrt 65 16.25

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (shamim):

b^2+8^2=14^2

OpenStudy (shamim):

Do u know pythagorean theorem?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait so is my answer wrong

OpenStudy (shamim):

Hypotenuse?

OpenStudy (shamim):

Ur answer is wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok can u show me how to do it :(

OpenStudy (shamim):

Do u know right angle?

OpenStudy (shamim):

90 degree angle is called right angle

OpenStudy (shamim):

Opposite side of a right angle is hypotenuse

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait so after b^2 + 8^2 = 14^2 it becomes b^2 + 64 = 196 b^2 = 196 - 64 b^2 = 132 b = 2 sqrt 33

OpenStudy (shamim):

Can u tell me hypotenuse=? In ur given triangle

OpenStudy (shamim):

Yes ur answer is right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hypotenuse is 14?

OpenStudy (shamim):

Yes

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