In a right triangle, a and b are the lengths of the legs and c is the length of the hypotenuse. If a=4.3 miles and b=2.6 miles, what is c? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Question

c=
miles

Answer 1

c= 4.9 miles

Answer 2

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Answer 3

To solve for the length of the hypotenuse (c) in a right triangle, you can use the Pythagorean theorem:

a² + b² = c²

Plugging in the given values of a=4.3 miles and b=2.6 miles, we get:

(4.3)² + (2.6)² = c²
18.49 + 6.76 = c²
25.25 = c²

Taking the square root of both sides to solve for c:

c = √25.25
c ≈ 5.025 miles

Rounding to the nearest tenth, c ≈ 4.9 miles.

Answer 4

wrong

Answer 5

I apologize for the mistake in my calculation. Let's correct it:

a² + b² = c²

(4.3)² + (2.6)² = c²
18.49 + 6.76 = c²
25.25 = c²

Taking the square root of both sides to solve for c:

c = √25.25
c ≈ 5.025 miles

Rounding to the nearest tenth, c ≈ 5.0 miles.