Question

So I need help and I don't know what I did wrong.

I got 35648 and then when I insert it into my calculator I got 35648 and then I got 188.0 and I don't see an answer choice for it and I'm confused about what I did wrong. Can someone please give me an explanation? Btw this is about the Pythagorean Theorem aka square root

Answer 1

Answer:

28.3

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

28.3

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the Pythagorean theorem a^2 + b^2 = c^2

x is a, 17 is b, and 33 is c

x^2 + 17^2 = 33^2

Simplify:

x^2 + 289 = 1089

Subtract 289 from both sides:

x^2 = 800

Square root both sides:

x = √800

√800 is 28.28427, or 28.3