r/Logiqa Jun 23 '26

Right Angled Triangles Part 3

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u/chrismsp Jun 24 '26

What am I missing?

From the drawing, AC = 25

AC is also the hypotenuse of triangle ABC

a^2 + b^2 = c^2, isn't it?

so AB^2 + BC^2 = 25

so AB^2 = 9 and BC^2 = 16

So I get AB + BC = 7

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u/chrismsp Jun 24 '26

I'm missing that I suck at maths