Question

Plzzz someone help me Roger wants to build a bookend by combining three pieces of wood into the shape of a right triangle. The shortest piece of wood is to be 3 inches long. The next shortest piece of wood is to be x inches long. Write an expression in terms of x that models the length, in inches, of the longest piece of wood.

Answer 1

I do believe it is 3+x=y. y=Longest piece of wood.