Question

A restaurant serves sandwiches using slices of bread in the shape of a right triangle. If the legs of the

triangle are each 6 inches, how long is the hypotenuse in inches? Round your answer to the nearest inch.
6 inches
8 inches
10 inches
12 inches

Answer 1

Answer: 8 inches

Explanation:

1) Set up the equation

If you know both sides of the triangle are 6 inches you can set a Pythagorean equation. C is the hypotenuse

`6^2+6^2=c^2\\36+36=c^2\\72=c^2\\√(72) = √(c^2) \\8.485 = c`

2) Rounding

After you found 8.485, the tenth place is less the 5, so it will round down to 8 inches.

The answer is 8 inches