If HALF of a mountain makes a right triangle and the height is 3,600 feet, and on the bottom its 800 feet across, then how far will you hike up?HOW TO FIGURE IT OUT:
Since you know 2 measurements, you need to find the third one!
a2+b2=c2 ---> PLUG IN THE NUMBERS!
a2+b2=c2 ---> PLUG IN THE NUMBERS!
800(2)+3600(2)= c2 ___> FIND THE EXPONENTS!
640000+12960000=c2 ---> ADD THE NUMBERS!
640000+12960000=c2 ---> ADD THE NUMBERS!
640000+129600000=13024000
The square root of 13024000 is...
About 3608.9 feet.
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