Asked by blue

The two legs of a right triangle are 10 inches and 7 inches. What is the length of the hypotenuse to the nearest inch?
A.17
B.12
C.9
D.7
Is the answer A?
Answered by Ms. Sue
No. It is not A.

Answered by blue
OK I'm sorry. Is the answer C?
Answered by GanonTEK
Not C either.

10^2 + 7^2 = hyp^2

Find the hyp from that
Answered by Ms. Sue
Let the two legs be a and b. Let the hypotenuse be c.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Answered by blue
So the answer has to be D then right?
Answered by Brady
No. Use this equation to find the hypotenuse:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

10^2 + 7^2 = c^2

100 + 49 = c^2

149 = c^2

12.206555615733702951897855256623 = c

12.206555615733702951897855256623 is the closest to 12, so B is the answer.
Answered by blue
OK thanks everybody :0)
Answered by Brady
You're welcome, Blue. :)
Answered by Jake
The answer is B, guys you answered everything but (B) and the other answers are wrong. Take it from me I got the question wrong when I put the answer (c) so it showed me what was right.

Yep, well see yuh
Answered by Giuliana
It’s B number 12