Jayden and Sheridan both tried to find the missing side of the right triangle. A right triangle is shown. One leg is labeled as 7 centimeters. The hypotenuse is labeled as 13 centimeters. Jayden's WorkSheridan's Worka2 + b2 = c2a2 + b2 = c272 + 132 = c272 + b2 = 13249 + 169 = c249 + b2 = 169218 = c2b2 = 120Square root 218 equals square root c squared. Square root b squared equals square root 120.14.76 ≈ cb ≈ 10.95Is either of them correct? Explain your reasoning

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Kaiden Turner

8 August, 10:28

Jayden and Sheridan both tried to find the missing side of the right triangle. A right triangle is shown. One leg is labeled as 7 centimeters. The hypotenuse is labeled as 13 centimeters. Jayden's WorkSheridan's Worka2 + b2 = c2a2 + b2 = c272 + 132 = c272 + b2 = 13249 + 169 = c249 + b2 = 169218 = c2b2 = 120Square root 218 equals square root c squared. Square root b squared equals square root 120.14.76 ≈ cb ≈ 10.95Is either of them correct? Explain your reasoning

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Damion Wood · Answer 1

no they are both incorrect by my understanding of your question use the Pythagorean theorem a^2 + b^2 = c^2 therefore 7^2 + x^2 = 13^2 or 49+x=169 then solve normally 169-49=120 √120 = 5

The answer is 5