Question

One of the legs of a right triangle measures 10 cm and the other leg measures 2 cm.What is the measure of the hypotenuse?

Answer 1

Explanation:

By the Pythagorean theorem, the square of one leg plus the square of the other leg is equal to the square of the hypotenuse.

so:

hypotenuse =
`\sqrt{2^(2)+10^(2) }`= 10.198 (approximated)

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Answer 2

10.2 centimeters

Explanation:

Given the following question:

A = 10cm
B = 2cm

In order to find the answer, we will use the Pythagorean theorem.


`c=√((a^2+b^2))`

`c=√(10^2+2^2)`

`10^2=10*10=100`

`2^2=2*2=4`

`c=√(100+4)`

`100+4=104`

`√(104)`

`√(104)=10.198039`
Round to the nearest tenth:

`10.198039`

`9>5`

`10.2cm`

Your answer is "10.2 centimeters."

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