The given triangle is a right angled triangle. You have to find out the length of the third side which is unknown i.e. side LN.

I have a math problem please see this and help me, [img]https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-odYjhCrimoo/We0Fz1mVAeI/AAAAAAAAAOE/6ajaq0yQ3bUNqd4iAlDYBF1pQ55upRnCQCLcBGAs/s1600/triangle.png[/img] The given triangle is a right angled triangle. You have to find out the length of the third side which is unknown i.e. side LN. My questions given answers are below. I need to choose correct answer. But I don't know which one is correct. Please help. a. 12 b. 15 c. 37 d. 14 e. None of the above Thanks.
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M MartinProfessorAsked on October 22, 2017 in GMAT.
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Thanks for this question. Your question was: The given triangle is a right angled triangle. You have to find out the length of the third side which is unknown i.e. side LN. Your Correct answer: e Now I'm trying to Explain to you how? Since, the given triangle is a right angled triangle we have the standard formula to find the length of the hypotenuse. This formula is stated as follows, (Hypotenuse)2 = (one side)2 + (other side)2 i.e. (LN)2 = (LM)2 + (MN)2 ∴ (LN)2 = (144) + (225) ∴ (LN)2 = 369 Now, taking square roots on both sides of the equation, we get, LN = 19.2093 But, none of the options represents this value. Hence, the correct answer is option e.
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Janet M. HenrySupporterAnswered on November 2, 2017,
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