SOLUTION: If the two legs of a right triangle are 4 and 16 then express the hypotenuse in simplest radical form.

SOLUTION: If the two legs of a right triangle are 4 and 16 then express the hypotenuse in simplest radical form.

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Question 341149: If the two legs of a right triangle are 4 and 16 then express the hypotenuse in simplest radical form.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a^2+b^2=c^2
4^2+16^2=c^2
16+256=272
sqrt(272)=sqrt(16*17)=4sqrt(17)
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Ed
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