In a right tri angel, find the length of the side not given?

Question

b=1, c =√17 the length of the third side is___

Answer 1

If the longest side is     a,

(c*c)-(b*b)=

17-1=(a*a)

(a*a)=16

So,

a=4

Answer 2

Im guessing u put this question in the Cricket section is probably because there are a lot of Indians here!!

Answer 3

4. by applying pythogorus theorem you will get it.

Answer 4

The third side, or a, is 4. It requires use of the Pythagorean Theorum. This is use of knowlege that A squared + B squared = C squared. Assuming in the above answer, that C is the length of the hypotenuse. The  square root of 17 squared is 17. 17-1=16. The square root of 16=4. TaDa. This method only works for right triangles. Finding lengths of sides of other than right triangles requires trigonometry.

Answer 5

4

Answer 6

I am assuming that c is the hypotenuse, the longest side.

You square the two sides you are given, 1 squared = 1 and √17 squared = 17

next you subtract the hypotenuse by the other side you are given

17-1 = 16

the square root of 16 is 4

BTW what the heck does this have to do with cricket?