Question 805423: Please help me solve this equation,: In the annual Pythagoras Triathlon, competitors swim, bike, and run. Each portion of the race is the side of a right triangle. The run portion is 1.12 miles, and the bike portion is 1.13 miles. When Russ heard someone say the swim portion represented the hypotenuse of the race course, he almost fainted. But then he learned that the hypotenuse was the bike portion, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
How much shorter is the swim portion than he originally thought?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! : In the annual Pythagoras Triathlon, competitors swim, bike, and run.
Each portion of the race is the side of a right triangle.
The run portion is 1.12 miles, and the bike portion is 1.13 miles. When Russ heard someone say the swim portion represented the hypotenuse of the race course, he almost fainted. But then he learned that the hypotenuse was the bike portion,
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From the above story, we know the legs are 1.12 and 1.13, we are to find the
hypotenuse (h)
h^2 = 1.12^2 + 1.13^2
h = 
h = 
h = 1.59 mi is the bike portion
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