Given a right triangle with legs a, b and hypotenuse c, solve for a if b= 20 and c= 29

a 35.2

b 3

c 21

d 9

C) 21

Step-by-step explanation:

a² + 20² = 29²       Use Pythagorean Theorem to solve for a

a² + 400 = 841       Solve for the exponents

     - 400 - 400      Subtract 400 from both sides

a² = 441                  Take the square root of both sides

a = 21

answer: the distance

step-by-step explanation:

to calculate the distance d of a line segment with endpoints (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) use the formula d (x2 x1)2 (y2 y1)2. to calculate the midpoint of a line segment with endpoints (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) use the formula