Question

One of the legs of a right triangle measures 5 cm and the other leg measures 6 cm. Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Measure of Hypotenuse is 7.8 cm.

Explanation:

Since the triangle is a right angle, the formula we would use is
`a^2 + b^2 = c^2`.

We are looking for the hypotenuse that would be c.

`a^2 + b^2 = c^2`

`5^2 + 6^2 = c^2`

`25 + 36 = c^2`

`61 = c^2`

`√(61) = √(c^2)`

7.8102 = c

c = 7.8 cm