A right angled triangle has two smaller sides length 3 and 4, what is the length of its longest side?

As we are told it is a right angled triangle we known that we can use Pythagoras's formula of c2 = a2+b2 given that we have been given lengths of 3 and 4 we simply substitute these into the equation c2 = 32+42 to give us c2 = 25. We then square root our answer to find the length of c. c=5

Answered by Benjamin G. Maths tutor

2446 Views

See similar Maths GCSE tutors

Related Maths GCSE answers

All answers ▸

How do you differentiate x^x?


Solve this equation: x²-x-6=0


Factorise this equation and then solve for x) 2x^2 - 3x-2


Finding the value of x when 3x + 5 = 35


We're here to help

contact us iconContact usWhatsapp logoMessage us on Whatsapptelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo
Cookie Preferences