Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 45 inches with one of the sides being 18 inches. Find the missing side length. Round to the nearest hundreth(IM FAILING PLEASE HELP ASAP)

Answer 1

41.24

Explanation:

We can use the pythagorean theorem.

`a^2+b^2=c^2`

`c^2-b^2=a^2`

`a^2 = leg`

`b^2=leg`

`c^2=hypotenuse`

45 is the hypotenuse length

One of the legs is 18 inches

`45^2-18^2=a^2`

`45^2=45*45=2025`

`18^2=18*18= 324`

2025 - 324 =
`1701`

`√(1701)` rounded to the nearest hundredth ≈ 41.24

Hope this helps :)