Question

Find the missing length,a, in the right triangle below using the pythagorean theorem.Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.The answer choices are A:28.9 ftB:73.5 ftC:27.1 ftD:4.6 ft

Answer 1

We get that

$a=\sqrt[]{28^2-7^2}=\sqrt[]{784-49}=\sqrt[]{735}\approx27.1$