Question

QUESTION 5 The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 9 cm and 40 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse? 41 cm 65 cm 49 cm 39 cm

Answer 1

The answer is 41cm so a

Answer 2

Using Pythagoras' Theorem


`c {}^(2) = 9^(2) + {40}^(2)`

`c = √(81 + 1600 )`

`c = 41`

So, the answer is 41 cm.
C refers to the hypotenuse