Quiz imageWhich equation will help you find the missing side?(1 point)

Question

Responses

42+102=c2
4 squared plus 10 squared is equal to c squared

a2+42=102
A squared plus 4 squared is equal to 10 squared

c2+42=102
c squared plus 4 squared is equal to 10 squared

102−42=c2

Answer 1

To find the missing side of a right triangle using the Pythagorean theorem, you would typically use the equation \( a^2 + b^2 = c^2 \), where \( c \) is the hypotenuse (the longest side), and \( a \) and \( b \) are the other two sides.

Given the responses and the numbers (where it seems like 4 and 10 might represent the two legs of a right triangle), the correct formulation for finding the missing side should be:

• \( a^2 + b^2 = c^2 \)

In this context, if we designate \( a = 4 \) and \( b = 10 \), then the equation would specifically be:

• \( 4^2 + 10^2 = c^2 \)

So, looking at your options, the following equation would be correct:

\( 4^2 + 10^2 = c^2 \)

Which matches the first response provided in your quiz format, thus:

42 + 102 = c^2 (as written, but should be clarified with proper notation as \( 4^2 + 10^2 = c^2 \)).

If \( 42 \), \( 102 \), and \( c^2 \) were meant as \( 4^2 \), \( 10^2 \), and \( c^2 \), then the first response is the one you need.