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THE MATHEMATICAL TERM FOR WELL i'LL GIVE YOU THE MATH QUESTION IF SALLY WAS HIKING FROM THE REST STOP TO THE LAKE AND SHE WENT 21MILES WEST AND NINE MILES NORTH WHAT IS THE DIRECT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO SITES. THEY WANT TO KNOW THE __________ OF THE TRIANGLE? DOES THAT MAKE SINCE?

2007-04-16 14:37:54 · 7 answers · asked by brookelynp2000 2 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

THANK YOU THANK YOU !!! I COULDN'T THINK OF IT !!! NOW HOW DO YOU FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT IN ELEMENTARY TERMS PLEASE lol

2007-04-16 14:50:18 · update #1

7 answers

I think you're looking for the hypotenuse right?

Edit:

Here's how you figure out the hypotenuse. By using Pythagoreans theorem

a^2+b^2=c^2

you get:

21^2+9^2=c^2

441+81=c^2

522=c^2

Now take the square root of both sides

c=sqrt(522)

So the hypotenuse (the distance from start to end) is about:

22.8473 miles

note: someone posted 18 miles as an answer (which is not possible). The hypotenuse is always greater than the 2 legs of the triangle, which are 9 and 21 in this case. Since 18 is not greater than 21, 18 cannot be the answer. This way you know right off the bat if it's the right answer or not.

2007-04-16 14:42:55 · answer #1 · answered by Jim 5 · 1 0

a million. You multiply the denominator of the primary fraction through the entire quantity in entrance of it to get forty five / eight - five / 6. Then, you are taking the least ordinary denominator, that is 24, and multiply to get the ordinary denominator. forty five / eight X three / three & five / 6 X four / four Now, you'll subtract: a hundred thirty five / 24 - 20 / 24 = a hundred and fifteen / 24 Then, you simplify: to four & 14 / 24 that is your reply. two. You take the reciprocal of nine / 10 that is 10 / nine and multiply it through 18 / 26 18 / 26 X 10 / nine = one hundred eighty / 234 And simplify to get ninety / 117 3a. y=7+10x 3b. Assuming you pay for gear as soon as, you pay $87. four. This query is unattainable to fully grasp, on account that I have no idea wherein the exponent is going, so you are in your possess. I desire this is helping you.

2016-09-05 15:01:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Fill in the blank with the word "hypotenuse" - the diagonal side of a right triangle.

2007-04-16 14:46:07 · answer #3 · answered by EEP 1 · 1 0

Hypotenuse is what they want to know.
It is sqrt(9^2+21^2) = 22.85 miles

2007-04-16 14:44:21 · answer #4 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 1 0

the want to know the HYPOTENUSE of the triangle.

yes it makes perfect sense.

the two directions form a right triangle.

2007-04-16 14:44:07 · answer #5 · answered by Jaime H 2 · 1 0

hypotenuse


and its value is
d=sqrt(81+441)
=sqrt(522)
=22,85 miles

2007-04-16 14:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by iyiogrenci 6 · 1 0

well am not a math geek but i think in well be 18 miles...

2007-04-16 14:47:30 · answer #7 · answered by marianchka101 2 · 0 2

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