Jacob calculated the missing side length of one of these triangle using the Pythagorean theorem. Which triangle is it
Mathematics · Middle School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Since Jacob used the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the missing side, then the triangle is a right triangle.
Pythagorean Theorem is an essential theorem developed by Pythagoras, and it is widely used in Euclidean Geometry to determine the three sides of the right triangle. The theorem states that the length of longer side is the square root of the sum of two squared sides. This can be represented the equation:
c^2 = a^2 + b^2
c = √(a^2 + b^2)
Hence we can transpose the values to look for c, if we are given either a or b.