Question

A triangle has a perimeter of 77 inches. What are the side lengths of a, b, and c?

Answer 1

Answer:

I believe this is pathgorean theorem, which I did at the beginning of alegbra last year. It is basically finding the missing side of a triangle. (Trust me some of the easiest stuff you do all year) Below are my notes from last year. I hope it helps! Good Luck!!!

Step-by-step explanation:

Given two sides

If you know two other sides of the right triangle, it's the easiest option; all you need to do is apply the Pythagorean theorem:

a² + b² = c²

if leg a is the missing side, then transform the equation to the form when a is on one side, and take a square root:

a = √(c² - b²)  

if leg b is unknown, then

b = √(c² - a²)  

for hypotenuse c missing, the formula is

c = √(a² + b²)