Question

Please see attached q 1 of 10. Determine side AB.

Answer 1

We are given a right triangle and we are asked to determine the length of the hypotenuse AB. To do that we will use the Pythagorean theorem:

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

Now, we plug in the known values:

`AB^2=(8cm)^2+(15cm)^2`

Now, we solve the squares:

`AB^2=64cm^2+225cm^2`

Now, we add the values:

`AB^2=289cm^2`

Now, we take the square root to both sides:

`AB=√(289cm^2)`

Solving the operations:

`AB=17cm`

Therefore, the length of AB is 17 cm.