Question

A right triangle has legs of lengths 6 and 15 inches. Find the length of the hypotenuse (nearest tenth).​

Answer 1

The length of the hypotenuse is 16.2 inches.

Explanation:

`c^(2) = a^(2) + b^(2)`

`c^(2) = 6^(2) + 15^(2)`

`c^(2) = 36 + 225`

`c^(2) = 261`

`\sqrt{c^(2) } = √(261)`

`c = 16.2`