Question

9. How does the length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle relate to the lengths of the legs? (2 points)

Answer 1

The pythagorean theorem addresses the length of the hypotenuse in relation to the length of the legs. The square root of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of one leg squared plus the other leg squared. In other words, A squared plus B squared equals C squared where A and B are the lengths of the legs of the triangle and C is the length of the hypotenuse.

Answer 2

Answer:

hypotenuse² = base² +height²

Explanation:

Let us suppose a right angled triangle having b as base, h as hypotenuse and p as perpendicular distance.

The relation between the length of legs, the base and the hypotenuse is called Pythagoras theorem. It is given by :

$h^2=b^2+p^2$

or

hypotenuse² = base² +height²