c² = a² + b²
adding in numbers from triangle
40² = 35² + b²
re arranging a to hug c
40² - 35² = b²
Squaring the values
(40x40=1600) - (35x35=1225) = b²
1600 - 1225 = b²
minusing.
375 = b²
so √375 = b
√375 = 19.36491673103708
Learn your formulas, it should be pretty straight forward.
c² = a² + b²
adding in numbers from triangle
40² = 35² + b²
re arranging a to hug c
40² - 35² = b²
Squaring the values
(40x40=1600) - (35x35=1225) = b²
1600 - 1225 = b²
minusing.
375 = b²
so √375 = b
√375 = 19.36491673103708
Learn your formulas, it should be pretty straight forward.