166k views
4 votes
Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of 4 and 3.

User Shane H
by
4.7k points

1 Answer

7 votes

Answer:

5

Explanation:

We can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse

a^2+b^2 =c^2 where a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse

4^2+3^2 =c^2

16+9=c^2

25=c^2

Take the square root of each side

sqrt(25)= sqrt(c^2)

5=c

User Sungryeol
by
5.1k points