Question

Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of 4 and 3.

Answer 1

5

Explanation:

We can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse

a^2+b^2 =c^2 where a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse

4^2+3^2 =c^2

16+9=c^2

25=c^2

Take the square root of each side

sqrt(25)= sqrt(c^2)

5=c