Math Homework Trouble (on the pythagorean theorem)?
May30
Kristen and Her Family left their campsite for a hike. The hiked 5 miles west and 2 miles north. How far were they from the campsite?
(the p theorem is- A squared + B squared = C squared
picture it as a triangle. it might help if you draw it out.
5 and 2 are your sides, and the distance from the campsite is the hypotenuse of your triangle.
if you apply the pythagorean theorem, that turns out to be
5^2 + 2^2 = C^2
25 + 4 = 29
the answer = the square root of 29.
5 squared= 25
2 squared = 4
25+4=29
Square root of 29 equals 5.38
They are 5.38 miles from their campsite
think of this as a triangle. the horizontal leg is the 5 miles traveled west. the vertical leg is the 2 miles north. You want to find the hypotenuse (the longest slanted leg across from the right angle) and that is how far from the campsite she is.
the up carrot ^ represents an exponent
5^2+2^2=c^2
25+4=c^2
29=c^2 c=the square root of 29, which is 5.38516481.
the family is about 5.39 miles away from the campsite
hope that helped
this one is simple just fill it in
a=5
b=2
5^2+2^2=c^2
25+4=c^2
29=c^2 now Square root each side
5.39=c this answer is rounded to the nearested tenth
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hope this helps
Mason
this is really easy. just do 5 squared + 2 squared. we just did this in class