How do I find hypotenuse where relevant and how do I calculate the three significant figures?

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asked Dec 22, 2023 104k views

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Cwharris · Answer 1 · 2023-12-26T09:38:23+0000

To answer this question, we are assuming that the triangle is a right triangle, with sides (legs), a = 0.84m, and b = 0.63m.

Then, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem as follows:

$c^2=a^2^{}+b^2$

Then, we have:

• c is the hypotenuse

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• a, b the given legs of the right triangle

Now, to solve the equation for c, we need to take the square root from both sides of the equation:

$\sqrt[]{c^2}=\sqrt[]{(0.84m)^2+(0.63m)^2}=1.05m$

Therefore, c = 1.05m. The result was already given in three significant figures.

In summary, the measure of the hypotenuse of the given right triangle is 1.05m.