A student named Janine says that the measure of side b is 64 ft. Please state whether this is correct or incorrect. If this is i
ncorrect, state the length of b. Explain your answer in complete sentences. Use vocabulary such as Pythagorean Theorem, side, hypotenuse, square root etc.
The measure of side b as 64 ft is incorrect. The accurate measure would be 8 ft.
According to the Pythagorean theorem, the square of the hypotenuse of a right-angle triangle is the sum of squares of the opposite and the adjacent sides. Mathematically:
In this case, the hypotenuse = 10 ft, the opposite = 6 ft and the adjacent = b