Question

The triangle below is a right triangle. What is the length of the missing side? Round your answer to the nearest whole number? A. 8 in.B. 9 in.C. 12 in.D. 80 in.

Answer 1

B=9in

Explanation:

To find the solution to this problem we will use the Pythagoras theorem.

`c = {a}^(2) + {b}^(2) \\ = \sqrt{ {8}^(2) + {4}^(2) } \\ = 8.944... \\ = 9`