SOLUTION: The legs of a right triangle are 3 units and 10 units. What is the length of the hypotenuse? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. PLEASE HELP AND PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER
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Question 979805: The legs of a right triangle are 3 units and 10 units. What is the length of the hypotenuse? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. PLEASE HELP AND PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In general, if the legs of a right triangle
are and , anfd the hypotenuse
is , then the pythagorean theorem says:
Take the square root of both sides:
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You are given that:
To find the hypotenuse:
( by my calculator )
Hope this helps
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