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30 December, 14:25

A right triangle has side lengths of 4 unit's, 5 unit's and x units. It is unkown If the missing length is the longest or shortest side round to the nearest 10th what is the difference between possible x values

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  1. 30 December, 14:31
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    If x is the hypotenuse then

    hyp^2 = 4^2 + 5^2

    hyp^2 = 41

    hypotenuse = 6.403124

    if x is a leg then

    leg^2 = 5^2 - 4^2

    leg^2 = 25 - 16

    leg^2 = 9

    leg = 3
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