Question

What is the length of a in this triangle? 2 12 35.5 8

Answer 1

Put it into the Pythagorean theorem.

a^2+35^2= 37^2

Square all the numbers.


a^2+1,225= 1,369

Subtract 1225 from both sides.

a^2= 144

FInd the square root of 144.

a= 12

The side a is equal to 12.

I hope this helps!
~kaikers