Question

What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle if the two other sides are of lengths 5 and 7?

Answer 1

`color(blue)("Hypotenuse " c = sqrt (a^2 + b^2) = sqrt(5^2 + 7^2) ~~ 8.6`

Explanation:

According to Pythagoras Theorem,

`color(blue)("Hypotenuse " c = sqrt (a^2 + b^2) = sqrt(5^2 + 7^2) ~~ 8.6`