Find the missing side of the triangle. This is a WHOLE NUMBER answer. Use the LOWER CASE letters to solve the problem.
Use Formula c2=a2+b2.. The values are a=17 ft, b=8 ft, and c is the unknown.
The Pythagorean Theorom can only be used on RIGHT TRIANGLES. I am assuming this is a right triangle though angle A does not look like 90 degrees.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2 so
(the triangle is not labled appropriatly to directly substitute into this equation)
Leg1^2 + Leg2^2 = Hyp^2
8^2 + c^2 = 17^2
64 + c^2 = 289
c^2 = 289 -64 = 225 SQRT 225 = c = 15
