Question

One of the legs of a right triangle measures 8 cm and the other leg measures 6 cm.

Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

hypotenuse = 10 cm

Explanation:

using Pythagoras' identity in the right triangle

the square on the hypotenuse (h) is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 legs.

h² = 8² + 6² = 64 + 36 = 100 ( take square root of both sides )

h =
`√(100)` = 10