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 = 18, b = 26, c = ?

A.

31.16

B.

31.46

C.

31.62

D.

31.78

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 = 18, b  = 26, c = ?

	
	
 
A.
	

31.16
	
 
B.
	

31.46
	
 
C.
	

31.62
	
 
D.
	

31.78

phi · Answer

you could use pythagoras
a^2 + b^2 = c^2

first find a*a
and b*b
add together to get c^2
take the square root to find c

anonymous · Answer

is the answer c?