Find the unknown side length in the given triangle if one side is 20 and other is 30.
To find the unknown side length in the given triangle, we can use the Pythagorean theorem which states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.
In this case, let the unknown side length be x. Given that one side is 20 and the other is 30, we can set up the following equation:
x^2 = 20^2 + 30^2
x^2 = 400 + 900
x^2 = 1300
To find the value of x, we take the square root of both sides:
x = √1300
x ≈ 36.06
Therefore, the unknown side length in the given triangle is approximately 36.06.
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Given that one side of the triangle is 20 and the other side is 30, we can assume that the unknown side length is the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle). Therefore, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the unknown side.
Using the Pythagorean theorem:
20^2 + 30^2 = c^2
400 + 900 = c^2
1300 = c^2
Taking the square root of both sides:
c ≈ √1300
c ≈ 36.06
Therefore, the correct answer is approximately 36.06 for the length of the unknown side in the given triangle. Thank you for pointing out the error.