Question

Find the length of the uknown side round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Right triangle with two of the legs being 7m

Answer 1

10

Explanation:

Answer 2

The length of the unknown side is 10 meters

Explanation:

we know that

In this problem we have an isosceles right triangle

Applying the Pythagorean Theorem

`c^2=a^2+b^2`

where

c is the hypotenuse (unknown side)

a and b are the legs

we have

`a=7\ m\\b=7\ m`

substitute

`c^2=7^2+7^2`

`c^2=(2)7^2`

`c=7√(2)\ m`

`c=9.9\ m`

Round to the nearest whole number

`c=10\ m`

therefore

The length of the unknown side is 10 meters