document.write( "Question 705598: Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are 8 and 15 units in length. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #434641 by MathLover1(20849)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

\n" ); document.write( "let the hypotenuse be \"c\",and legs \"a\" and \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=8\" and \"b=15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since we have a right triangle, we will use Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\".......plug in given values for \"a\" and \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=8%5E2%2B15%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=64%2B225\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=289\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=sqrt%28289%29\"...we will use only positive root because the length of the hypotenuse cannot be negative number\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28c=17%29\"...so,the length of the hypotenuse is \"17\" units in length\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" );