Question

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 45 inches with one of the sides being 18 inches. Find the missing side length. Round to the nearest hundreth(IM FAILING PLEASE HELP ASAP)

Answer 1

Answer:

41.24

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use the pythagorean theorem.

$a^2+b^2=c^2$

$c^2-b^2=a^2$

$a^2 = leg$

$b^2=leg$

$c^2=hypotenuse$

45 is the hypotenuse length

One of the legs is 18 inches

$45^2-18^2=a^2$

$45^2=45*45=2025$

$18^2=18*18= 324$

2025 - 324 = $1701$

$\sqrt{1701}$ rounded to the nearest hundredth ≈ 41.24

Hope this helps :)