Question 42613: I'm not good with word problems. This stuff is hard and I can't wrap my brain around it. Can you help me figure this out?
A right triangle is a triangle with one angle measuring 90°. In a right triangle, the sides are related by Pythagorean Theorem, where c is the hypotenuse (the side opposite the 90° angle). Find the hypotenuse when the other 2 sides’ measurements are 3 feet and 4 feet.
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Answer by Socom491(19)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Ok for this we have to use the Pythogrean Theorem which is A^2+B^2=C^2
So like the problem said, C, is the longest side while A and B are the shorter sides which in this problem are 3 and 4.
So...
3^2+4^2=C^2
9+16= C^2
25=C2
Now that we have found what C^2 is, we need to find the square root of C^2, and that is 5, so the missing side of your triangle is 5.
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