Question

Find the hypo when the opposite is 36 and the adjacent is 27​

Answer 1

45

Explanation:

When you are given the opposite and adjacent sides of a triangle, the easiest way to find the hypotenuse is through the Pythagorean theorem!

The formula is a^2 + b^2= c^2

Plugging in the values, your formula would now look like 36^2 + 27^2= c^2

Once you do square your values and add them up, the result would end up being 2025, but since that is squared, to find the actual value of c you have to take the square root of this number, this will result in 45.

Answer 2

45

Explanation:

Given the legs of the right triangle.

Then using Pythagoras' identity

The square oh the hypotenuse h is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides, that is

h² = 36² + 27² = 1296 + 729 = 2025 ( take the square root of both sides )

h =
`√(2025)` = 45