How long is the road that goes diretly from Briatron to Carlsville? (imagine or draw a triangle with one 90 degree angle) please help? don't say you can't do it beacuse you need a paper,instead why don't you go get a paper & help me? & if ur not don't even bother answering!
2007-12-03 14:24:35 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
oh thnx ruth =]
well theres 12 miles on the bottom of the triangle & on the left side of the triangle is 16 miles.
now on the angle next to the side,which is 12mi. is Briarton,& on the top of the triangle where the point is carlsville, sorry is that better?
2007-12-03 14:34:58 · update #1
If you could reference a map showing these two places it would be a lot easier to help.
Edit:
well theres 12 miles on the bottom of the triangle & on the left side of the triangle is 16 miles.
now on the angle next to the side,which is 12mi. is Briarton,& on the top of the triangle where the point is carlsville,
To solve this, use the Theorem of Pythagoras:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
a = 12
b = 16
c^2 = 12^2 + 16^2 = 144 + 256 = 400
c = 20 miles
2007-12-03 14:40:44 · answer #1 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like the road is the hypotenuse of the right triange you're describing. It think the theorem is a^2 + b^2 = c^2. So plug in A and B if you know them and you'll get your answer.
Based on your added info I have 400 miles. Wait, that's c squared. So the distance would be the square root of that which would be 20 miles.
2007-12-03 14:31:48 · answer #2 · answered by Defunct 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh we can't,
cuz we need more info.
like which side of the triancle is the raod,
where the cities or wtvr are,
etc
2007-12-03 14:29:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋