Find the length of the unknown side. Round your answer to the nearest whole number

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dukedadon · Answer

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dukedadon · Answer

help please?

Tranquility · Answer

Do you know the Pythagorean theorem?

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

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dukedadon · Answer

@tranquility wrote:

Do you know the Pythagorean theorem? a^2 + b^2 = c^2 Created with RaphaëlReply Using Drawing

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Tranquility · Answer

a and b are the legs of the right triangle while c is the hypotenuse

b1az34 · Answer

@tranquility why i was about to say that

Tranquility · Answer

Since you know it, take a look at your image. You have two side lengths of 8 and 12.

What is the length of the hypotenuse?

b1az34 · Answer

144+64=208 square root is just 208

Tranquility · Answer

$ a^2 + b^2 = c^2$

a is 12
b is 8

what is c equal to?

b1az34 · Answer

u can't square root 208 so there is your answer

Tranquility · Answer

You can take the square root of 208

b1az34 · Answer

u can't

dukedadon · Answer

lmao, i don't know who to believe here.

Tranquility · Answer

use a calculator https://www.google.com/search?q=sqrt(208)

b1az34 · Answer

14.4222051019

b1az34 · Answer

really?

dukedadon · Answer

you can't input that...

b1az34 · Answer

so it's can't be square rooted

Tranquility · Answer

You need to round the answer to the nearest whole number

Read the instructions

dukedadon · Answer

tranq is right in a way.

b1az34 · Answer

alr alr i was still correct

dukedadon · Answer

@b1az34 wrote:

alr alr i was still correct

uhh, idk about that.

b1az34 · Answer

i am

dukedadon · Answer

because just like he said, the question wanted us to round to the nearest whole number,

dukedadon · Answer

you did no rounding, just basic standard algorithim.

b1az34 · Answer

144+64=208= 14

b1az34 · Answer

i get half credit

b1az34 · Answer

since i gave trans the step he needed

dukedadon · Answer

for doing something someone else has already done?

Tranquility · Answer

dudedadon, are you able to solve the question now?

b1az34 · Answer

i did all the work here

dukedadon · Answer

@tranquility wrote:

dudedadon, are you able to solve the question now?

yes I am, I will proceed to close the question (:

dukedadon · Answer

@b1az34 wrote:

i did all the work here

no..

b1az34 · Answer

yes i did

b1az34 · Answer

i gave u the the asnwer to the first part

dukedadon · Answer

@b1az34 wrote:

i gave u the the asnwer to the first part

ok? you're not supposed to do that.

b1az34 · Answer

t ogive u the idsea on hot to solve it

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