SOLUTION: A piece of wire 12 ft long is bent to the shape of a right angled triangle.If one side of the triangle is 3ft .What is the length of the longest side?

Question 891511: A piece of wire 12 ft long is bent to the shape of a right angled triangle.If one side of the triangle is 3ft .What is the length of the longest side?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
B - other side
C - hypotenuse
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Use the Pythagorean theorem,

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Perimeter,

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Substitute,

Then,

The longest side is
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