Question

A right triangle has legs that are 10.1in and 12.2 in long. What is the approximate length of the hypotenuse?

Answer 1

a^2 + b^2 = c^2...a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse
10.1^2 + 12.2^2 = c^2
102.01 + 148.84 = c^2
250.85 = c^2
sqrt 250.85 = c
15.838 = c <== ur hypotenuse