Question

One of the legs of a right triangle measures 9 cm and the other leg measures 2 cm. Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer:

Approximately 9.2

Step-by-step explanation:

For right triangle, if you know 2 sides, you can find the third using pythagorean theorem, a^2 + b^2 = c^2. 'a' and 'b' are the lengths of the legs, while 'c' is the hypotenuse. You can plug in what you know into this formula:

9^2 + 2^2 = c^2

81+4 = c^2

c = √85, or approximately 9.2