Question

1. Each of the following problems refers to a right triangle ABC with C = 90°.

a) If a = 4 and b = 3, find c.

Answer 1

5

-You would use the pythagorean theorem a^2 +b^2 =c^2 (a squared + b squared = c squared) so you would do 4^2= 16 and 3^2= 9. now you add those 16+9=25. Next, you have to find the square root of 25, which is 5, because 5^2=25