Iba constructed a triangle ABC in her notebook. AB was 12 centimeters long. BC was 10 centimeters long. Select all measurements that could be the length of AC. a) 2cm b) 3cm c) 8cm d) 16cm e) 22cm f) 25cm

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Juan Crane

13 February, 02:02

Iba constructed a triangle ABC in her notebook. AB was 12 centimeters long. BC was 10 centimeters long. Select all measurements that could be the length of AC. a) 2cm b) 3cm c) 8cm d) 16cm e) 22cm f) 25cm

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Sincere · Answer 1

Given:

Triangle ABC

AB = 12 cm

BC = 10 cm

If the triangle is a right triangle, the possible measurement of AC is

AC^2 = AB^2 + BC^2

AC^2 = 12^2 + 10^2

AC = 15.62 or 16 cm