Question

Please help !! Use Pythagorean theorem :) and show your work if you can thanks :”) will give b

Answer 1

`b=√(1575)` ≈ 39.7ft

Explanation:

The Pythagorean theorem:

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

(a and b are the two shorter legs and c is the largest leg, which is also the opposite side of the right angle)

First, the value of a and c is given. So, we can go ahead and plug those value in and then solve for b.

`45^(2)+ b^(2)= 60^(2)`

`2025+b^(2) =3600`

To find b, we have to get it by itself. So we subtract 2025 from both sides then square root both sides. Resulting in:

`b^(2) =1575`

`b=√(1575)` ≈ 39.7ft