Question

What is the length of missing side b in the figure below?






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Answer 1

@triciaal please help me with this question

Answer 2

pythagorean theorem
7^2 + b^2 = 13^2

Answer 3

b^2 = 169- 49 =
b = square root of b^2

Answer 4

what did you get?

Answer 5

I'm sorry, i really don't understand this at all :(

Answer 6

you are not reading

Answer 7

now that you have read the response what is b?

Answer 8

why 169 - 49?

Answer 9

i got 218 :(

Answer 10

@triciaal i try solving it and i got 218 :(

Answer 11

@triciaal and i got 2cm. am i doing something wrong? please help me

Answer 12

what is 169 take away 49
169 minus 49 =
169 - 49 =

Answer 13

120

Answer 14

so b^2 = 120
to get b take the square root

Answer 15

@triciaal I'm sorry what do you mean?

Answer 16

take the square root?

Answer 17

I hope you see the importance of reading and following directions

Answer 18

so it's 2cm?

Answer 19

i I'm reading the direction. it's just i don't understand

Answer 20

are you mixing questions or something?
how on earth do you get 2cm not even an option