Question

A student is asked to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle. The length of one leg is 26

centimeters, and the length of the other leg is 24 centimeters. The student incorrectly says that the
length of the hypotenuse is 7.1 centimeters. Answer parts a and b.
a. Find the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.​

Answer 1

c ≅ 35.4 cm.

Explanation:

To find the length of the Hypotenuse of a triangle, the formula a² + b² = c² will need to be used. Therefore:

26² + 24² = c² (c is the hypotenuse)

1252 = c²

√1252 = c

c ≈35.38

Round to tenths place:

c ≅ 35.4 cm. This is the Hypotenuse of the triangle.