Given ABC is a right triangle with AC being the hypotenuse, then angle B is a right-angle.
Use Pythagoras Theorem to solve thus:
AC²=BC²+AB²
or
19²=12²+AB²
Solve for AB.
Solve for the length of the unknown side in the following right triangle. (Side AC is the hypotenuse.) Round your answer to two places, where applicable.
Side AB ?
Side BC=12
Side AC=19
2 answers
144
2 answers