document.write( "Question 930222: I've already solved the problem it's just that I don't understand how that Is the answer.
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document.write( "The question was
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document.write( "A right triangle has sides of 8ft. And 12 ft.. Find the hypotenuse.
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document.write( "Which I did
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document.write( "8^2+12^2=c^2
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document.write( "64+144=c^2
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document.write( "square root 208= square root c^2
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document.write( "14.4ft. = c
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document.write( "But I don't get how it ended up as 14.4ft. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #564774 by algebrahouse.com(1659)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! At cē = 208, take the square root of each side. \n" ); document.write( "c = √208 \n" ); document.write( "c ≈ 14.4 \n" ); document.write( "The square root of 208 is approximately 14.4. \n" ); document.write( " For more help from me, visit: www.algebrahouse.com \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |