What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle if each of the two legs is 4 units? Square root of 8 units 4 units Square root of 32 units 8 units

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asked Jan 16, 2019 105k views

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Aine · Answer 1 · 2019-01-23T10:00:11+0000

Use the pythagorean theorem (a^2 + b^2 = c^2)

4^2 + 4^2 = c^2

16+ 16 = c^2

32 = c^2

sqrt(32) = c

The third option you have listed is the right answer (its 4sqrt(2) simplified)