Question

Find each missing length to the nearest tenth 6^2+3^2=c^2

Answer 1

Remark

the the formula for Pythagorean theorem is a^2+b^2 = c^2

Step 1

Put the numbers in the equation and solve:

6^2 + 3^2 = c^2

36 + 9 = c^2

45 = c^2

Step 3

Figure out what c^2 is equal to by applying radicals:

√45 = √c^2

√45 = √9 x 5 = 5√3

c = 5√3

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Answer 2

If you compute the squares and sum them, the equation becomes

$c^2 = 36+9 = 45$

In order to solve for $c$, you need the extract the square root from both sides:

$c = \pm\sqrt{45} \approx \pm6.7$

Please note that if this problem is about the lengths of the sides of a triangle, you can only accept the positive solution, since it wouldn't make any sense to consider a side with negative length.