Question 170991: triangle abc has a right angle at B.
AB=9cm. BC=12cm
find the length of AC Found 2 solutions by stanbon, jojo14344:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! triangle abc has a right angle at B.
AB=9cm. BC=12cm
find the length of AC
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Draw the picture. You have a right triangle.
You are given the length of two sides.
Find the length of the hypotenuse using Pythagoras:
length of AC = sqrt(9^2+12^2) = 15 cm
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Cheers,
Stan H.