Question

If the length of the legs of a right triangle are 5 m and 7 m, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

Answer 1

Answer:

$c = 8.60232526704263$

$c \approx8.6$

Step-by-step explanation:

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

$c = \sqrt{ {a}^{2} + {b}^{2} }$

$c = \sqrt{ {5}^{2} + {7}^{2} }$

$c = \sqrt{25 + 49}$

$c = \sqrt{74}$

$c = 8.60232526704263$

$c \approx8.6$