Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are 8 and 15 units in length.

Answer 1

hyp^2=64+225
solve for hyp

Answer 2

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

8^2 + 15^2 = c^2
64 + 225 = c^2
289 = c^2
17 = c