Question

One of the legs of a right triangle measures 9cm and the other leg measures 8cm. Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary round to the nearest

tenth.

Answer 1

12.0 cm

Explanation:

Use Pythagorean theorem
`a^2+b^2 = c^2`

a = 9

b = 8

hypotenuse = c =
`√(8^2+9^2)`

c = 12.04 cm