Question

The two smaller numbers in a Pythagorean triad are 200 and 150.

What is the third and largest number in the triad?

Answer 1

The answer: I think it’s 250=c

Answer 2

250 = c

Explanation:

We have to use the theorem to solve this!

a^2 + b^2 = c^2 which is what we want to find

So..

200^2 + 150^2 = c^2

40000 + 22500 = 62500

62500 = c^2

Square root both sides to maintain equality,

And we get

250 = c