Question

The lengths of two sides of the right triangle ABC shown in the illustration are givena= 9ft and b= 12ft

Answer 1

In order to solve this problem, we need to use the pythagorean theorem

`\begin{gathered} a^2+b^2=c^2 \\ \sqrt[]{a^2+b^2}=c \end{gathered}`

We already know that a=9 ft and b=12 ft, therefore, we need to solve for c

, therefore, we need to solve for c