Calculate missing element in
Answer to Problem 23PPS
Value of b = 7.937 m
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Calculations:
When hypotenuse is given, it is clear that angle opposite to hypotenuse is always
As per Pythagoras theorem, hypotenuse square is equal to sum of square of remaining two sides.
Conclusion:
Therefore, we are able to calculate missing element of right angle triangle using Pythagoras theorem.
Chapter 10 Solutions
Pre-Algebra, Student Edition
Additional Math Textbook Solutions
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
College Algebra with Modeling & Visualization (6th Edition)
Linear Algebra with Applications (9th Edition) (Featured Titles for Linear Algebra (Introductory))
College Algebra (10th Edition)
Elementary Algebra
A Graphical Approach to College Algebra (6th Edition)
- Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780134463216Author:Robert F. BlitzerPublisher:PEARSONContemporary Abstract AlgebraAlgebraISBN:9781305657960Author:Joseph GallianPublisher:Cengage LearningLinear Algebra: A Modern IntroductionAlgebraISBN:9781285463247Author:David PoolePublisher:Cengage Learning
- Algebra And Trigonometry (11th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780135163078Author:Michael SullivanPublisher:PEARSONIntroduction to Linear Algebra, Fifth EditionAlgebraISBN:9780980232776Author:Gilbert StrangPublisher:Wellesley-Cambridge PressCollege Algebra (Collegiate Math)AlgebraISBN:9780077836344Author:Julie Miller, Donna GerkenPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education