Find side b if side a = 10 inches and side c = 16 inches.Round to the nearest hundredth if the answer is uneven the picture shows a triangle a b c letters around it
Hopefully, you're talking about Pythagorean theorem. a^2 + b^2 = c^2 They gave us side a and side c, so we plug in our values 10^2 + b^2 = 16^2 You solve the exponents 100 + b^2 = 256 Subtract 100 on both sides 100 + b^2 = 256 -100 -100
You're left with: b^2 = 156You square root both sides b = 12.489... We round and get our final answer: b = 12.49 Good luck!
