Question

if a right triangle has one side measuring 4 and another side measuring 6, what is the length of the hypotenuse

Answer 1

`√(52)`

Explanation:

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

Here, a = 4, and b = 6. So if you square a, you get 16. If you square b, you get 36.

16+36 = 52 =
`c^(2)`

Take the square root of 52 and
`c^(2)` and you get that c =
`√(52)`

This can be simplified further. c =
`√(52) = √(13*4) = 2√(13)`