Question

A right triangle has legs that are 18 centimeters and 27 centimeters long. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

Answer 1

Answer:

the length of the hypotenuse = 32.45 centimeters

Step-by-step explanation:

A right triangle has legs that are 18 centimeters and 27 centimeters long

In a right angle triangle , to find hypotenuse we use Pythagorean theorem

$c^2= a^2+b^2$

where a  and b are the length of two legs

Given a= 18  and b = 27

Lets find out C , plug in all the value in the formula

$c^2= 18^2+27^2$

$c^2=324 +729= 1053$

c^2 = 1053

now take square root on both sides

c= 32.45

So the length of the hypotenuse = 32.45 centimeters

Answer 2

The answer is 32.45 because 18^2+27^2=x^2