Answer:
A man's garden keeps getting attacked by rabbits, so he decides to put a fence around it. the garden is in the shape of a right triangle. The people who build the fence measure side a and b, side a has a length of 6 yards. Side b has a length of 8 yards. What is the total length (in yards) of fence the builders will need?
The pythag equation is:
a^2+b^2 =c^2
So, we plug in 6 for a and 8 for b and we get:
(6*6)+(8*8)=c*c
36+64=c*c
100=c*c
Now, we all know that 10*10 is 100 so:
c=10
Now we add 10 to 8 and 6 and we get:
24
The builders will need 24 yards of fence.