Question

2. Use the Pythagorean Theorem
5 in
11 in​

Answer 1

Answer:

$x =12.08\ in$

Step-by-step explanation:

The Pythagorean theorem says that the sum of the side adjacent to the square and side opposite to the square, in a right triangle, is equal to the hypotenuse squared.

This is:

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

$x ^ 2 = 11 ^ 2 + 5 ^ 2$

Now we solve the equation for the variable x

$x=\sqrt{11^2 +5^2}\\\\x =12.08\ in$

Finally the hypotenuse is 12.08 in