Asked by rebecca
Find the length of the third side. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
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I’m missing the triangle type or angle — can you confirm whether this is a right triangle and which side (if any) is the hypotenuse?
Possible interpretations:
- If 13 and 9 are the two legs of a right triangle, the hypotenuse = sqrt(13^2 + 9^2) = sqrt(250) = 5√10 ≈ 15.8.
- If 13 is the hypotenuse and 9 is one leg of a right triangle, the other leg = sqrt(13^2 − 9^2) = sqrt(88) ≈ 9.4.
- If you only know two side lengths (13 and 9) with no angle, the third side x can be any number satisfying the triangle inequality: |13 − 9| < x < 13 + 9, i.e. 4 < x < 22.
Tell me which case (or give the angle) and I’ll give the exact answer.
Possible interpretations:
- If 13 and 9 are the two legs of a right triangle, the hypotenuse = sqrt(13^2 + 9^2) = sqrt(250) = 5√10 ≈ 15.8.
- If 13 is the hypotenuse and 9 is one leg of a right triangle, the other leg = sqrt(13^2 − 9^2) = sqrt(88) ≈ 9.4.
- If you only know two side lengths (13 and 9) with no angle, the third side x can be any number satisfying the triangle inequality: |13 − 9| < x < 13 + 9, i.e. 4 < x < 22.
Tell me which case (or give the angle) and I’ll give the exact answer.
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