Question

A right triangle has one leg that measures 7 inches, and the second leg measures 10 inches. How long is the hypotenuse?

Answer 1

Answer:

Hypotenuse≈$12.21$

Step-by-step explanation:

$\sqrt{7^{2} +10^{2} }$   ≈$12.21$

to calculate this you would need to find the square root of the first leg squared added to the second leg squared.

the hypotenuse is the longest side of the triangle