Question

Find the length of the third side. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

20
28
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Answer 1

19.6

Explanation:

It is a right triangle so use the pythagorean theorem; a^2 + b^2 = c^2

a=20

b=?

c=28 - c is the hypotenuse because it is across from the right angle

20^2 + b^2 = 28^2

400+ b^2 =784

b^2=384

b= 19.595917... or 19.6 (rounded to nearest tenth)

Answer 2

b = 19.6

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

20^2+ b^2 = 28^2

400 + b^2 = 784

b^2 = 784-400

b^2 =384

Taking the square root of each side

sqrt( b^2) = sqrt(384)

b =19.59591794

To the nearest tenth

b = 19.6