SOLUTION: If a= the square root of 16, and b= the square root of 19, then what does c= ? If c is the measure of the hypotenuse of a right triangle, find each missing measure.

Question 258559: If a= the square root of 16, and b= the square root of 19, then what does c= ?
If c is the measure of the hypotenuse of a right triangle, find each missing measure.
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lets start with the Pythagorean theorem as

from above, we get

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