Question

If one leg of a right triangle is 40 units and the other leg is 30 units, what is the length of the hypotenuse (in units)?

Answer 1

50 units

Explanation:

Use Pythagorean Theorem

`40^(2)+30^(2) =c^(2)`

1600 + 900 = c^2

`\sqrt{2,500` =
`\sqrt{c^(2) }`

50 = c