Question

A triangle has a base of 53 and a height of 21. What is the hypotenuse?

Answer 1

57.008771255 or 57

Explanation:

53^2+21^2=57.008771255^2

Answer 2

Approximately 57

Explanation:

The Pythagorean theorem says that a^2+b^2=c^2, where a and b are the base and height, while c is the hypotenuse. 53^2+21^2=2809+441=3250. The square root of 3250 is 57.008771255, which rounded to the nearest tenth is 57. Hope this helped!