Question

Imara used these steps to find the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle.

3 squares are positioned to form a right triangle. The small square is labeled 15, medium square is 20, and large square is not labeled.

Step 1: Find the area of the square with side lengths of 20: 400
Step 2: Find the area of the square with side lengths of 15: 225
Step 3: Find the sum of the areas of the two squares: 625
Step 4: State the length of the hypotenuse: 625

Answer 1

The answer is C, I got it right on edge.

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Answer 2

C, "She could have found the sum of 15 and 20 and then squared the sum."

Explanation:

I just took the test on Edge :)