SOLUTION: IN THE RIGHT TRIANGLE FIND THE LENGTH OF THE SIDE NOT GIVEN USE A CALCULATOR TO FIND AN APPROXIMATION TO THE DECIMAL PLACES. A=3 B=5 THE VALUE OF C IS (ROUND TO NEAREST

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Question 366511: IN THE RIGHT TRIANGLE FIND THE LENGTH OF THE SIDE NOT GIVEN USE A CALCULATOR TO FIND AN APPROXIMATION TO THE DECIMAL PLACES.
A=3 B=5
THE VALUE OF C IS
(ROUND TO NEAREST THOUSANDTH)

Found 3 solutions by Fombitz, MCH23, Alan3354:
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




Use a calculator to get the appropriate decimal places.

Answer by MCH23(2)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is the pythagrium theorem.
You can solve it by using:
c^2=a^2+b^2
c^2=9+25
c=17

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
IN THE RIGHT TRIANGLE FIND THE LENGTH OF THE SIDE NOT GIVEN USE A CALCULATOR TO FIND AN APPROXIMATION TO THE DECIMAL PLACES.
A=3 B=5
THE VALUE OF C IS
(ROUND TO NEAREST THOUSANDTH)
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You have to specify if the side is the longest, the hypotenuse, or if 5 is the hypotenuse. Either way, use the Pythagorean Theorem, named for Pythagoras.
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If 5 is the long side:



s = 4
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If the missing side is the hypotenuse:



c =~ 5.831
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It's not 17. You can't make a triangle with sides of 3, 5 & 17.

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