Question

C
48 m
20 m
What is the length of the hypotenuse?

Answer 1

c = 52 m

Explanation:

using Pythagoras' identity in the right triangle

the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides , that is

c² = 48² + 20² = 2304 + 400 = 2704 ( take square root of both sides )

c =
`√(2704)` = 52 m