Question

A right triangle has legs with lengths 61 cm and 60 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse

Answer 1

We gotta use Pythagorean theorem, fellas!

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

c^2 is the hypotenuse being squared.

a is a leg of a right triangle

b is another leg of a right triangle

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we will use 61 for a

we will use 60 for b

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

61^2 + 60^2 = c^2

3721 + 3600 = c^2

7321 = c^2

`√(7321)` = c (remember that c is hypotenuse)

c is rounded to 85.56 cm or 85.563 cm or 86 cm (depends on how the question wants the answer to look like)

ANSWER: 86 cm, 85.56 cm, or 85.563 cm

Answer 2

For this, use Pythagoras which is a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
61^2 + 60^2 = 7321
Now square root your value, 85.6

The answer is 85.6 cm