Question

Which of the following shows the length of the third side, in inches, of the triangle below?

a) Square root of 3842 inches
b) 60 inches
c) Square root of 50 inches
c)72 inches

Answer 1

Option B

`60\ in`

Explanation:

Let

x------> the length of the third side

we know that

In the right triangle of the figure

Applying the Pythagoras theorem

`61^(2)=11^(2)+x^(2)`

`x^(2)=61^(2)-11^(2)`

`x^(2)=3,600`

`x=60\ in`