Question

In a right triangle with side lengths of 24 cm and 88 cm, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

Answer 1

91 cm to 2 s.f

Explanation:

use Pythagoras = a^2 +b^2 = c^2

substitute: 24^2 + 88^2 = c^2

= 576 + 7744 = c^2

= 8320 =c^2

c = square root of 8320 = 91 to 2 s.f figures