Activity 5: Complete Me! Directions: Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the unknown side of the given right triangle if two of its sides are given. Write your solutions in the intended box. Figure Shorter Leg (f) Longer leg (g) Hypotenuse (h) Solution g h f 3 4 5 5 12 13
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In this problem, we need to find the unknown side of the given triangle that has a shorter leg of 13 inches and a longer leg of 12 inches. To do this, we use the following equation: h^2 + g^2 = 13^2 We can solve this equation to find the unknown side of the Show more…
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