SOLUTION: what is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle that has legs with lengths of 5 and 4?
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Question 584754: what is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle that has legs with lengths of 5 and 4?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle that has legs with lengths of 5 and 4?
apply the Pythagorean Theorem:
Let h = hypotenuse
then
h^2 = 5^2 + 4^2
h^2 = 25 + 16
h^2 = 41
h = sqrt(41)
h = 6.40
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