hypotneuse

A right triangle has legs of 9 feet and 12 feet. How long is the hypotenuse? A common right triangle ratio is 3:4:5 9 = 3 * 3 12 = 3 * 4 3 * 5 = 15, so we have 15 feet

A bird was sitting 12 meters from the base of an oak tree and flew 15 meters to reach the top of the tree. How tall is the tree? So we have a right triangle. Hypotenuse is 15. Base is 12. We want the length of the leg. The formula for a right triangle relation of sides is a^2 + b^2 = c^2 where...

Chris walks 12 blocks north and then 16 blocks East. How far is his home from the park We've got a right triangle. If we divide 12 and 16 by 4, we get: 12/4 = 3 16/4 = 4 Since the hypotenuse is the distance from the home to the park, we have a classic 3-4-5 right triangle. So our hypotenuse...

Running from the top of a flagpole to a hook in the ground there is a rope that is 9 meters long. If the hook is 4 meters from the base of the flagpole, how tall is the flagpole? We have a right triangle, with hypotenuse of 9 and side of 4. Using our Pythagorean Theorem calculator, we get a...