We are asked to solve for the measurement of side BC in the given right triangle ΔABC and other side measurements were also given such as AB=1 and AC = 2. Since this is a right triangle, we can use and apply the Pythagorean theorem c²= a² + b² and the solution is shown below:
c = AC
b = BC
a = AB
AC² = AB² + BC² , substitute values we have:
2² = 1² + BC²
BC² = 4-1
BC = √3
BC = 1.732
The answer for the length of BC is 1.732 units.
Yes
The rule to check if a triplet of numbers can represent the sides of a triangle is the following: the sum of the length of two sides must exceed the third one.
This happens for all possible couples in your case:
5/16
You have to simplify both sides of the equation, then isolating the variable.
