Question

Mrs.Watson tell you that a right triangle has a leg of 10.5 inches and another leg half of the first leg. She asks you to find the hypotenuse of the triangle. What is your answer?

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Answer 1

11.74 inches

Explanation:

10.5 = first leg

second leg = 1/2 of 10.5 = 5.25

the use pythagoras theorem to solve

c^2=a^2+b^2

your answer should be 11.74 inches.

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