Question

The legs of a right triangle are 3 units and 8 units. What is the length of the hypotenuse? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. A.8.54 B.9.54 C.11.00 D.24.00

Answer 1

8.54

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve this one:

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

Here we have a=3, b=8:

`3^2+8^2=c^2`

`c^2=73`

`c=8.54`