SOLUTION: my algebra 1 class is doing pythagorean theorum, and I got stuck on the very last part of it, which should be easy but since it is not a perfect square I forgot how to do it. c sq

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Question 303518: my algebra 1 class is doing pythagorean theorum, and I got stuck on the very last part of it, which should be easy but since it is not a perfect square I forgot how to do it. c squared = 89. how do i get an answer not in decimal or fraction form?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simply take the square root of both sides to get c=sqrt%2889%29. Because we're dealing with distances, we're only going to focus on the positive square root.