SOLUTION: find the length of the missing side pythagorean theoren left side 5, top c, and bottom 12 show work what is ^ ?

Question 83563: find the length of the missing side

pythagorean theoren
left side 5, top c, and bottom 12 show work
what is ^ ?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ^ symbol is the exponent symbol. So when it says x^2 it means x to the 2nd power like this

Since we have a triangle with an unknown hypotenuse, we can solve for the hypotenuse using Pythagoreans theorem
Pythagoreans theorem:

Let a=5,b=12, and lets solve for c

Square each term

Add

take the square root of both sides

So our answer is

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