SOLUTION: Three pieces of lumber are to be connected to form a right triangle that will be part of the frame for a roof. If the horizontal piece is 12 feet and the vertical piece is 5 feet,
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Question 869216: Three pieces of lumber are to be connected to form a right triangle that will be part of the frame for a roof. If the horizontal piece is 12 feet and the vertical piece is 5 feet, how long must the connecting piece be?
The length of the connecting piece is ___ feet? Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The right triangle looks like this: The connecting piece measures feet, and according to the Pythagorean theorem .
