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Question 1

To find the third side of a right triangle, what formula would you use?

(Side 1 = a, Side 2 = b, Side 3 = c in the formula)

Answer 1

a² + b² = c²

The pythagorean theorem is used

Question 2

In a trapezoid, how do you find the length of a middle side, using the longest and shortest sides of the trapezoid?

Answer 2

Combine the equations of the longest and shortest sides and put them over 2, then set that to be equal to the middle side’s equation

Solve the equation to find the missing variable (x) value, plug it into the middle line’s equation, and you have found the length