SOLUTION: What is the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle with the shortest sides being 4 and 6 to 2 d.p.?

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Question 619815: What is the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle with the shortest sides being 4 and 6 to 2 d.p.?
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What is the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle with the shortest sides being 4 and 6 to 2 d.p.?

Using the Pythagorean Theorem:

 c^2 = a^2 + b^2   || where c is the hypotenuse

 c = sqrt%2816+%2B+36%29+=+sqrt%28+52%29+=+7.21 to 2 d.p.