Wednesday, July 31, 2013

PYTHAGORAS-1


Find the length  AC. [Diagram not to scale]



Suluhu

We will use the PYTHAGORAS theorem [ a2 + b2 = c2 ]

a2 + b2 = c2

AB2 + BC2 = AC2

32 + 42 = AC2

9 + 16 = AC2

25 = AC2 [Here, we find the square root of 25]

5 = AC


Hence AC = 5mm



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