One of the legs of a right triangle measures 1 cm and the other leg measures 13 cm. Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can calculate the length of the hypotenuse.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2
1^2 + 13^2 = c^2
1 + 169 = c^2
170 = c^2
c = √170
c ≈ 13.0

Therefore, the measure of the hypotenuse is approximately 13.0 cm.