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this is a math question, please tell me..THANKS

2006-12-28 11:00:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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Finds the length of a hypotenuse of a right triangle. Generally, the formula goes like this:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
where:
A and B are the two sides adjoining the right angle, and C is the side opposite the right angle.

Example:

A=3 inches (3^2=9 inches)
B=4 inches (4^2=16 inches)
The total of the 2 known sides is 25 inches, therefore
C must be (square root of 25 inches), or 5 inches

Mack

2006-12-28 11:04:03 · answer #1 · answered by Big Mack 4 · 1 0

In short: C² = A² + B² where C is the hypotenuse and A and B are the two sides adjacent to the 90 degree angle of a triangle.

The pythagorean theorem is used to figure out the third side of a right triangle (a triangle with a 90 degree angle) when the length of two sides are already known. Let the two sides touching the 90 degree angle be sides A and B. Let's call the third side opposite the 90 degree angle (also known as the hypotenuse) C. Then C² = A² + B². You can figure out the length of C if you know what A and B are. If you know what A and C are, you can figure out B and if you know what B and C are, you can figure out A.

2006-12-28 19:11:57 · answer #2 · answered by Wendy C 2 · 1 0

Given a right angle triangle (i.e. where one of the angles is 90 degrees):

The Pythagorean theory, in words, is:
"The sums of the squares of the two shorter sides is equal to the square of the longest side (hypotenuse)."

You can tell which side is the hypotenuse because it's opposite from the 90 degree angle.

Let a and b be the shorter sides, and c be the hypotenuse. Then

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

That's the Pythagorean theory.

2006-12-28 19:04:29 · answer #3 · answered by Puggy 7 · 2 0

Pythagoream theory :
In a right angled triangle sum of squares of two(Base and Perpendicular) sides is equal to the square of its hypotenuse.
eg.
ABC is a right angled triangle right angled at B.Therefore,

AB squared +BC squared=AC squared

2006-12-28 20:16:42 · answer #4 · answered by Sid_Vam 1 · 0 0

Pythagorean theorem:
a^2+b^2=c^2

2006-12-28 19:21:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

A right triangle is a triangle whose one angle is a right angle(90 degree angle)
pythagoras theorem:-
In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse(longest side) equals the sum of the squares of its sides(base and altitude (height)).
thus, hypotenuse^2=base^2 + altitude^2
in other words, if ABC is a right triangle, right angled at C, so that AB is the hypotenuse and AC and BC are the sides of the right triangle, then
(AB)^2= (AC)^2 + (BC)^2

2006-12-29 04:58:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

a^2 + b^2 = C^2
1 side squared plus another side squared is equal to the hypotenuse of the triangle.

2006-12-28 19:02:21 · answer #7 · answered by -J- 3 · 1 0

a squared+b squared=c squared

its the ratio between the three sides of a right andgled triangle

2006-12-28 21:14:34 · answer #8 · answered by Save_Us.925 2 · 0 0

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

a and b are sides of a right triangle that are adjacent to the right angle, and c is the hypotenuse (the side that is opposite the right angle).

2006-12-28 19:46:37 · answer #9 · answered by Kenny H 3 · 0 0

it is a squared plus b squared equals c squared

where a is the length of a right triangle, b is the height of the right triangle and c is the hypotenuse of the right triangle

2006-12-28 19:10:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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