Pearson Geometry Common Core, 2011
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Exercise 4 Page 535

2sqrt(113)

Practice makes perfect
To find the missing side of the triangle, we will use the Pythagorean Theorem. a^2+b^2=c^2

In the formula, a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse of a right triangle. We are given a triangle with a=14, b=16, and c=x.

Let's substitute these values into the formula and solve for x.
a^2+b^2=c^2
14^2+ 16^2= x^2
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Solve for x
196+256=x^2
452=x^2
sqrt(452)=x
x=sqrt(452)
x=sqrt(4* 113)
x=sqrt(4)* sqrt(113)
x=2sqrt(113)
Since a negative side length does not make sense, we only need to consider positive solutions.