Question

What is the length of the hypotnuse in a right triangle with sides lengths of 8 and 15

Answer 1

Hypotenuse = 17

Explanation:

if: a = 8, b = 15 c = hypotenuse:

`c=\sqrt{a^(2)+b^(2) }`

`c = \sqrt{(8)^(2) +(15)^(2) } =√(64+225)=√(289) =17`

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