Question

A right triangle has legs that are 18 centimeters and 27 centimeters long. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

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Answer 1

The answer is 32.45 because 18^2+27^2=x^2

Answer 2

the length of the hypotenuse = 32.45 centimeters

Explanation:

A right triangle has legs that are 18 centimeters and 27 centimeters long

In a right angle triangle , to find hypotenuse we use Pythagorean theorem

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

where a and b are the length of two legs

Given a= 18 and b = 27

Lets find out C , plug in all the value in the formula

`c^2= 18^2+27^2`

`c^2=324 +729= 1053`

c^2 = 1053

now take square root on both sides

c= 32.45

So the length of the hypotenuse = 32.45 centimeters