A triangle has one side which is 2 meters long and another side which is 5 meters long. Write a value that could be the length of the third side, in feet.

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18 July, 11:22

A triangle has one side which is 2 meters long and another side which is 5 meters long. Write a value that could be the length of the third side, in feet.

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Ashly Mayer · Answer 1

If it was a right triangle, you can use the phythegeorem theroem

2^2+5^2=c^2

4+25 = c^2

29 = c^2

sq root each side

the side would round to about 5.385 m, in feet you would multiply by the conversion rate of 3.28 is about 17.663 ft