Question

Consider the right triangle below:

the length of the missing leg, ac = ____ meters
round your answer to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

missing side = 3.3

using Pythagoras theorem:

a² + b² = c²

?² + 5² = 6²

?² + 25 = 36

?² = 36 - 25

?² = 11

? = √11

? = 3.3