Question

A right triangle has side lengths of 4 centimeters and 5 centimeters what is the length of the hypotenuse?

Answer 1

Answer:
`√(41)`

Explanation:

The equation for finding the length of a hypotenuse is
`a^(2) + b^(2) = c^(2)`

Plugging in the numbers we already know, we get
`4^(2) + 5^(2) = c^(2)`

`4^(2) = 16` ,
`5^(2) = 25`, and 16 + 25 = 41, so the length of the hypotenuse is
`√(41)`, or 6.40312423743.

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