Question

Use the diagrams to find the missing sides of the right triangles.-Round your results to two decimal places as needed.

Answer 1

ok

I need to find a

I'll find a using the Pythagorean theorem

$\begin{gathered} \text{ c}^2=a^2+b^2 \\ \text{ a}^2=c^2-b^2 \end{gathered}$

Substitution

$\begin{gathered} \text{ a}^2=9.5^2-7.6^2 \\ a^2\text{ = 90.25 - 57.76} \\ a^2\text{ = 32.49} \\ a\text{ = }\sqrt[]{32.49} \\ a\text{ = 5.7} \end{gathered}$

Result

a = 5.7