To Find: Find the correct equation for the right
Answer to Problem 2CE
The correct equation is
Explanation of Solution
Given information: We have given a figure as shown below
From Pythagorean Theorem we know that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the legs.
The given triangle is right triangle.
Therefore,
It can also be written as
The correct equation is option (d)
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