Question 215612: What is the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle ABC if AC=6 and AD=5?
Answer by RAY100(1637)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The hypotenuse of a right triangle is the longest side.
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Normally it is c,, while the shorter legs are, a & b
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The Pythagorean Theorem lets, c^2 = a^2 + b^2
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ASSUMING, a=5,,,and b=6,,,,,,(problem is confusing nomenclature)
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c^2 = (5)^2 +(6)^2
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c^2 = 25 +36 = 61,,,,,,,taking square root of both sides
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c= sqrt(61) = 7.81
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check with calc,,,7.81^2 = 5^2 +6^2 = 61,,,,ok
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