Question

2. Find the missing side length of the right
triangle below?

Answer 1

x=16

Explanation:

use the Pythagorean theorem.

`\sqrt{a^(2)+b^2 \`=
`c^(2)` Another way, you can do the problem is that you can see

`\sqrt{12^2+b^2`=
`20^(2)` that 12 divided by 4 is 3 and 20 divided by 4 is 5, which is

144+b^2=400 the two numbers from the special 3,4,5 triangle, and since

-144 -144 you have figured that much out, you can multiply 4*4 and

------------------------ get 16.

b^2=256

`√(256\\)` = 16