Question

A right triangle has legs that measure 7 cm and 6 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse in meters?

Answer 1

Greetings!

Answer:

$\sqrt{85}  or 9.22$

Step-by-step explanation:

You need to remember the following equation:

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

Where a and b is the lengths of the two sides and c is the hypotenuse.

So simply plug these values into this:

$6^{2} + 7^{2} = h^{2}$

36 + 49 = h^2

36 + 49 = 85

So the hypotenuse is the square root of 85:

$\sqrt{85}  = 9.22$

Hope this helps!