Answer: 6.79 mm or 6.8 mm rounded to the nearest tenth.
Explanation:
We will use the Pythagorean theorem to help us solve this question. a and b are the legs, c is the hypotenuse.
a² + b² = c²
(4.9 mm)² + (4.7 mm)² = c²
24.01 mm² + 22.09 mm² = c²
46.1 mm² = c²
c =
mm
c ≈ 6.789698 ≈ 6.79 mm