Because they do not have like bases.
Answer:
C. Sqrt(12^2+9^2)
Step-by-step explanation:
Pythagorean theorem is
x^2+y^2=z^2
So solving for z
z=sqrt(x^2+y^2)
z=sqrt(9^2+12^2)
Absolute Value
Absolute Value
means ...
... only how far a number is from zero:
<span>
<span><span>
</span>
<span>
<span>
"6" is 6 away from zero,
and "−6" is also 6 away from zero.
So the absolute value of 6 is 6,
and the absolute value of −6 is also 6 </span>
</span>
</span></span>
More Examples:
<span><span>The absolute value of −9 is 9</span><span>The absolute value of 3 is 3</span><span>The absolute value of 0 is 0</span><span>The absolute value of −156 is 156</span></span>
No Negatives!
So in practice "absolute value" means to remove any negative
sign in front of a number, and to think of all numbers as positive (or
zero).
Absolute Value Symbol
To show that we want the absolute value of something, we put
"|" marks either side (they are called "bars" and are found on the right
side of a keyboard), like these examples:
<span>
<span><span>
|−5| = 5
|7| = 7
</span>
</span></span>
Sometimes absolute value is also written as "abs()", so abs(−1) = 1 is the same as <span>|−1| = 1</span>
AB^2 + BC^2 = AC^2
AB^2 + 6^2 = square root 117^2
AB^2 + 36 = 117
Now subtract 117 from both sides
AB^2 = 81
AB = square root 81 = 9
Therefore AB is 9 cms.
