Question

A right triangle has legs that are 15 feet and 25 feet long.

What is the length of the hypotenuse?

Answer 1

Answer: The length of the hypotenuse is 5√34 units.

Explanation: Given that a right-angled triangle has legs of length 15 ft and 25 ft.

We are to find the length of the hypotenuse.

As shown in the attached figure, AB and BC are the legs of the right-angled triangle ABC. AC is the hypotenuse of the triangle.

Also, AB = 15 ft and BC = 25 ft.

From Pythagoras theorem, we have

`AC^2=AB^2+BC^2\\\\\Rightarrow AC^2=(15)^2+(25)^2\\\\\Rightarrow AC^2=225+625\\\\\Rightarrow AC^2=850\\\\\Rightarrow AC=√(850)\\\\\Rightarrow AC=5√(34).`

Thus, the length of the hypotenuse is 5√34 units.

Answer 2

15^2 + 25^2 = X62

225 + 625 = x^2

850 = x^2

x = 5sqrt(34)

if you need it as a decimal = 29.1547