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 = 20, b = 28, c = ?

35.88

34.72

35.45

34.41

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 = 20, b  = 28, c = ?


		
35.88
		
34.72
		
35.45
		
34.41

welshfella · Answer

By the Pythagoras theorem:-

c^2 = 20^2 + 28^2

welshfella · Answer

so grab your calculator and work out the right hand side
then find the square root to get the value of c