Sarah is 13 years older than Mike. The sum of their ages is 37. How old is Sarah and how old is Mike? Enter your answer as on or
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Use the Pythagorean Theorem</u>
The equation for the Pythagorean Theorem is
* a and b are the lengths of the legs, and c is the hypotenuse.*
(To know which side is the hypotenuse look at longest side which is across the right angle).
a= x, b=8, c=9
Let's Plug in the side lengths:
Evaluate 8^2 and 9^2:
Subtract 64 from both sides:
Take the square root of both sides:
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