SOLUTION: ASK YOUR TEACHER The lengths of two sides of the right triangle ABC shown in the illustration are given. Find the length of the third side in centimeters. See Example 1. (Objectiv

Question 1167709: ASK YOUR TEACHER
The lengths of two sides of the right triangle ABC shown in the illustration are given. Find the length of the third side in centimeters. See Example 1. (Objective 1)
a = 12 cm and c = 37 cm
A right triangle has three labeled sides and three labeled vertices.
The shorter leg is labeled a.
The longer leg is labeled b.
The hypotenuse is labeled c.
The vertex opposite the shorter leg is labeled A.
The vertex opposite the longer leg is labeled B.
The vertex opposite the hypotenuse is labeled C.
b =
cm
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Having the actual picture mentioned would be helpful.
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