SOLUTION: what is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of lengths 96ft and 180 ft

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Question 865383: what is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of lengths 96ft and 180 ft
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Pythagorean Theorem where a,b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse.


In this case, we're given and . Plug them in and solve for c.























The hypotenuse is 204 feet.

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