Question

One of the legs of a right triangle measures 5 cm and the other leg measures 8 cm.

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

Answer 1

9.4cm

Explanation:

by pythagoras theorem,

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

5^2 + 8^2 = c^2

c^2 = 89

c = √89 = 9.433981 ≈ 9.4