Question

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1. The front of the stage, side C, is 170 feet long. A 150-foot rope runs along the side of square B. A 80-foot rope runs along the side of square A. Is the roped off area, triangle ABC, a right triangle? Show your work to justify your conclusion.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Side A has a length of 80 ft, side b has a length of 150 ft, and side c (the hypotenuse) has a length of 170 ft. Side A will represent a in the pythagorean theorem, side B will represent b, and side C (hypotenuse) will represent c in the equation. If the equation holds true, then the triangle is a right triangle.

So, we plug it in. a^2 + b^2 = c^2 becomes (80)^2 + (150)^2 = (170)^2

(80)^2 + (150)^2= 28,900

(170)^2= 28,900

since the answers are the same, we know the equation holds true, and thus the triangle is a right triangle. Hope this helps!!

Answer 2

no the sides are to long