PYTHAGORAS

Question 1

There is a right angle triangle, we are looking to find a longer side (x),
The other two are 6cm and 8cm in length,
What do we do??!

Answer 1

a^2+b^2= c^2
6^2+ 8^2=x^2
36+64=100
Square root of 100=
10

Question 2

There is a right angle triangle, we are looking to find a shorter side (x),
The other two are 12cm and 13cm in length,
What do we do??!

Answer 2

13^2- 12^2=25
Square root of 25= 5