Question

Whatis the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs 6 meters and 8 meters?.

Answer 1

10 meters

Explanation:

• In a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse side is equal to the sum of squares of the other two sides

hypotenuse = √(6² + 8²)

hypotenuse = √(36 + 64)

hypotenuse = √100

hypotenuse = 10 m

Answer 2

10 meters

Explanation:

Use the pythagorean theorem. 'c' represents the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle.

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

`6^(2) +8^(2) = 100\\`

`c^(2) =100\\c=10`

Take the sq rt of 100 which is 10