Find the unknown side length in the given triangle. Round to the nearest hundredth.
One side is 20
The other side is 30
The bottom is ?
What is the bottom number?
To find the length of the unknown side (bottom of the triangle), we can use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.
Let the unknown side be x.
Using the Pythagorean theorem:
x^2 = 20^2 + 30^2
x^2 = 400 + 900
x^2 = 1300
Taking the square root of both sides:
x ≈ 36.06
Therefore, the length of the unknown side (bottom of the triangle) is approximately 36.06.