if the lengths of the sides of the triangle are integers, what is the shortest possible length of a side?
2007-11-29 04:01:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
a^2+b^2=C^2
the triangle must be a 45-45-90 to have two equal sides, meaning that 13 must be the longes side or the hypotnuse corrosponding to the 90° angle.
13^2=169
169/2=84.5 (divide by two because you are finding both sides)
√84.5=9.19
I think that's your answer
hope I was helpful
2007-11-29 04:09:15 · answer #1 · answered by Nate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7
The sum of the lengths of the other two sides must be greater than 13.
2007-11-29 04:12:31 · answer #2 · answered by fupastar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the shortest possibility of the lengths are 7 because any other below that would be too small.
2007-11-29 04:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by mahad_neji 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7. Two sides of 6 would be too short.
2007-11-29 04:05:25 · answer #4 · answered by sydney_22_f 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋