A right triangle with side lengths 17 centimeters and 48 centimeters. The hypotenuse is unknown.
What is the length of the hypotenuse in the right triangle?
StartRoot 2,593 EndRoot
60 cm
StartRoot 4,225 EndRoot
65 cm
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Step-by-step explaination
Data
right triangle
short leg = 17 cm
long leg = 48 cm
hypotenuse = ?
Process
-Use the Pythagorean theorem to find the answer
c² = a² + b²
c = hypotenuse
a = short leg = 17 cm
b = long leg = 48 cm
- Substitution
c² = 17² + 48²
-Simplification
c² = 289 + 2304
c² = 2593
-Result
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