Question

We have a right triangle that has am 8 meter and 21 meter leg .Find the hypotenuse

Answer 1

hypotenuse is 22.47 m

Explanation:

The length of both legs of a right angle triangle are 8m and 21 m

We need to find the hypotenuse

To find hypotenuse we use Pythagorean theorem

Hypotenuse is AC and other two legs are AB and BC

`AC^2 = AB^2 + BC^2`

Hypotenuse ^2 = 8^2 + 21^2

hypotenuse =
`√(8^2 + 21^2)`

=
`√(64 + 441)`

=
`√(505)`

= 22.47

So the length of the hypotenuse is 22.47 m