SOLUTION: hi, im having a bit of trouble with some homework... as usual! th question is: How do you construct a triangle given the length of the hypotenuse and one of the shorter sides? even
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Question 218267: hi, im having a bit of trouble with some homework... as usual! th question is: How do you construct a triangle given the length of the hypotenuse and one of the shorter sides? even if you can't answer it then i apreciate you trying! thanks!:) Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! How do you construct a triangle given the length of the hypotenuse and one of the shorter sides?
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You should know the Pythagorean theorem: a^2 + b^2 = c^2
where:
a and b are the two sides
and
c is the hypotenuse
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A simple example
let a = the unknown side
let b = 4
let c = 5
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Substitute for b & c and in the equaiton
a^2 + 4^2 = 5^2
:
a^2 + 16 = 25
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a^2 = 25 - 16; subtracted 16 from both sides
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a^2 = 9
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a =
a = 3 is the unknown side
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Draw the two legs of right triangle and join them, that's it!
