Question

One of the legs of a right triangle measures 15 cm and the other leg measures 6 cm.

Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

16.2 cm

Explanation:

use the pythagoran theorem

a² + b² = c²

15² + 6² = c²

225 + 36 = c²

261 = c²

Take the square root of both sides

16.1554944214 = c

Rounded

16.2 cm