Answer:
The length of the hypotenuse ≈ 39.7 cm
Explanation:
Since the given triangle is a right-angled triangle, this means that we can apply the Pythagorean theorem.
The equation for Pythagorean calculation is:
(hypotenuse)² = (first leg)² + (second leg)²
In the given, we have:
first leg = 30 cm
second leg = 26 cm
Substitute with the givens in the above equation to get the hypotenuse as follows:
(hypotenuse)² = (30)² + (26)²
(hypotenuse)² = 1576
This means that:
either hypotenuse = √1576 = 39.69 ≈ 39.7 cm ..........> accepted
or hypotenuse = -√1576 = -39.69 ......> rejected as length can't be negative
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