Part 1: Create your own real world Pythagorean theorem problem. Write an equation you could use to find the length of the missing side of your right triangle. Then find the missing length. Show all your work. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. And write a summary sentence

Part 2: Draw a visual to represent your real world problem

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Josiah Hays

Mathematics

29 August, 19:17

Part 1: Create your own real world Pythagorean theorem problem. Write an equation you could use to find the length of the missing side of your right triangle. Then find the missing length. Show all your work. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. And write a summary sentence

Part 2: Draw a visual to represent your real world problem

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Uriel Warren · Answer 1

A 20 foot ladder is leaned against a wall. If the base of the ladder is 8 feet from the wall, how high up the wall will the ladder reach? so do 20^2 + 8^2=c2 so 20 times 20 is 400 + 64 equals 464