SOLUTION: If a right triangle has legs of length 6 and 7, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

Question 1071568: If a right triangle has legs of length 6 and 7, what is the length of the hypotenuse?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a right triangle has legs of length 6 and 7, what is the length of the hypotenuse?
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c^2 = a^2 + b^2
Sound familiar?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The two legs given are
a = 6
b = 7
The hypotenuse is unknown, so we'll say
c = x

Let's use the pythagorean theorem to find x

Note: x cannot be negative so

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The exact length of the hypotenuse is units which is approximate to units (use a calculator to take the square root of 85). This approximate value can be rounded however your teacher or your book wants it.
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