Question

Yea A student is asked to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle. The length of one leg is 38 ​centimeters, and the length of the other leg is 27 centimeters. The student incorrectly says that the length of the hypotenuse is 8.1 centimeters.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Use Pythagorean theorem,

hypotenuse² = (leg₁)² + (leg₂)²

= 38² + 27²

= 1444 + 729

= 2173

hypotenuse = √2173 = 46.6 cm