Question

A right triangle has legs that measure 7 cm and 6 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse in meters?

Answer 1

Greetings!

Answer:

`√(85)  or 9.22`

Explanation:

You need to remember the following equation:

`a^(2) + b^(2) = c^(2)`

Where a and b is the lengths of the two sides and c is the hypotenuse.

So simply plug these values into this:

`6^(2) + 7^(2) = h^(2)`

36 + 49 = h^2

36 + 49 = 85

So the hypotenuse is the square root of 85:

`√(85)  = 9.22`

Hope this helps!