Solve for the length of BC

BC= 9cm

Step-by-step explanation:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

The slanted side of the triangle is always going to be 'c' because it is the longest side of the triangle.

I got these numbers because 12^2= 144 and 15^2= 225

8 2/3 is the answer

step-by-step explanation: just use a calculator

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents