Question

What is the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle if one side is 16in and one is 7in?

Answer 1

Answer:

hypotenuse = 17.46

Step-by-step explanation:

The Pythagorean Theorem is a^2+b^2=c^2.

Since we are finding the hypotenuse, we must plug in 16 and 7 since they represent the lengths of both side.

16^2+7^2=c^2

256+49=c^2

305=c^2

which means we have to find the square root of c^2 AND 305, round it to the nearest hundredth, which means that;

c=17.46