this triangle has 3 sides one is 12, lets call this side a²
another side is 72, lets call this side c²
this triangle must follow Pythagoras therom if it is right angled, that is a²+b²=c²
where a and b are the two shorter sides and c is the longest side (called the hypotenuse) opposite the right angle
to find the last side you do 72² - 12² = 5040
but it is the square root of 5040 which is 70.99 (two decimal places) if you want it in decimal form, if you want it in surd form it is √5040
To find a, you need to isolate/get the variable "a" by itself in the equation:
Multiply the inverse of 1/2, which is 2, to get rid of the fraction
a - 7 = 66 Add 7 on both sides to get "a" by itself
a - 7 + 7 = 66 + 7
a = 73
Your tenths place is the 6. If a number is above 5, you round up. and since this number is 96, you would round to 100, but since its a decimal, you round up the actual number to make 28.00. Final answer: 28
