SOLUTION: Three pieces of lumber are to be connected to form a right triangle that will be part of the frame for a roof. If the horizontal piece is 4 feet and the vertical piece is 3 ​
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Question 1099476: Three pieces of lumber are to be connected to form a right triangle that will be part of the frame for a roof. If the horizontal piece is 4 feet and the vertical piece is 3 feet, how long must the connecting piece be?
The length of the connecting piece is
____ feet.
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sqrt(4^2+3^2) = your answer
sqrt(16+9) = 5
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