Triangle ABC is a right-angled triangle. Given that two of its lengths are 11 cm and 5 cm, find two possible lengths for the third side of the triangle. Answer ... cm or ... cm

Work through it with AI →

It won't just hand you the answer — it asks where you're stuck.How the checker works

Worked solution

2

1. Find the third side when 11 cm is the hypotenuse

If 1111 cm is the hypotenuse, then
x2+52=112x^2+5^2=11^2
x2=121−25=96x^2=121-25=96
x=96x=\sqrt{96}

2. Find the third side when the unknown side is the hypotenuse

If the third side is the hypotenuse, then
x2=112+52x^2=11^2+5^2
x2=121+25=146x^2=121+25=146
x=146x=\sqrt{146}

Answer

96\sqrt{96} cm or 146\sqrt{146} cm

AI analysis — may contain mistakes.

Worked this one out on paper? Snap your steps and Gigle's AI math checker will circle the step where it went wrong.

More questions on this topic

  1. 1In the diagram, there are two right-angled triangles ΔABD and ΔCEB such that AD = 12 cm, BD = 15 cm and BE = 20 cm. Find…
  2. 2In triangle ABC, ∠ABC=90∘\angle ABC = 90^\circ, BX=2XCBX = 2XC and sin⁡∠AXC=35\sin \angle AXC = \dfrac{3}{5}. Express as a fraction in its…
  3. 3In the diagram, POR is a quadrant of a circle with radius 6 cm. OR and PQ are parallel. QR is an arc of a circle with ce…
  4. 4The diagram below shows a gift souvenir formed by joining the plane face of a solid hemisphere of radius 3 cm and a soli…
  5. 5In the diagram, PQRS is a vertical rectangular wall of height 2.5 m and length 7.5 m. T is a point on level ground from…