SOLUTION: If a triangle has two short sides that are each three and four inches in length,how long is the longest side?

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Question 242502: If a triangle has two short sides that are each three and four inches in length,how long is the longest side?
Answer by philline_palana(20) About Me  (Show Source):
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use pythagorean theorem:
side a: 3 inches
side b: 4 inches
c = sqrt(3^2+4^2)
c = sqrt(9+16)
c = sqrt(25)
c = 5 >> the longest side