Determine whether the statement is always true, sometimes true, or never true.

Question

3) The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the length of one of the legs of the triangle.
Answer choice: a.) always true b.) sometimes true c.)never true

Answer 1

Think about this in terms of the a^2+b^2=c^2. Could a or b possibly be the same length as c?

Answer 2

PJ is citing the Pythagorean theorem.

(side a)^2 + (side b)^2 = hypotenuse^2

What would have to happen for either side = hypotenuse?

Answer 3

you.

Answer 4

Determine if the following is always, sometimes, or never true.

y = -1/5 x + 3 is a function.

A Always
B Sometimes
C Never

Answer 5

always true