The legs of a right triangle measure 6 in. and 8 in. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
A. 10 in.
B. 5.39 in.
C. 14 in.
D. 8 in.
Is the answer A?
Thanks
6 answers
Yes.
No, the answer is 14 in.
Ms. sue which one is the answer.
Your answer is correct.
You use the equation: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
Next, you plug in 6 as a, and 8 as b.
6^2 + 8^2 = c^2
6 x 6 equals 36, and 8 x 8 equals 64.
Then, you plug in 36 and 64.
36 + 64 = c^2
Now you solve by adding.
36 + 64 = 100
100 = c^2
Now you square it, and that is your final answer.
10 = c
So yes, your answer is correct.
I hope this helps! :)
You use the equation: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
Next, you plug in 6 as a, and 8 as b.
6^2 + 8^2 = c^2
6 x 6 equals 36, and 8 x 8 equals 64.
Then, you plug in 36 and 64.
36 + 64 = c^2
Now you solve by adding.
36 + 64 = 100
100 = c^2
Now you square it, and that is your final answer.
10 = c
So yes, your answer is correct.
I hope this helps! :)
Thank you Brady and Ms, Sue :)
You're welcome, Anonymous. :)