185k views
5 votes
I need help on this problem

I need help on this problem-example-1
User Rajasekhar
by
3.3k points

2 Answers

4 votes

Answer:

c= 15 mi

Explanation:

Pythagorean theorem. a^+b^=c^

Square root of that

answer 15

User Sarath Kn
by
3.8k points
3 votes

Answer:

15

Explanation:

Since this is a right triangle, we can use the Pythagorean theorem

a^2 + b^2 = c^2 where a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse

9^2 + 12 ^2 = c^2

81+144= c^2

225 = c^2

Take the square root of each side

sqrt(225) = sqrt(c^2)

15 =c

User Sohan Soni
by
3.9k points