203k views
15 votes
Find the length of the third side. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth. 12 24. NEED THIS ASAP PLEASE

Find the length of the third side. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth. 12 24. NEED-example-1

2 Answers

5 votes

Answer:

16

Explanation:

We have to use the pythagorean theorem here

a^2+b^2=c^2

12^2+b^2=20^2

144+b^2=400

b^2=256


√(b^2)=√(256)


b=16

User Lawana
by
7.8k points
4 votes

Answer:

16

Explanation:

By applying the Pythagoras theorem we get,

20*20 - 12*12 = c*c

256=c*c

c=
√(256)

c=16

User Bagelman
by
8.1k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.