Question

in a right triangle,one leg measures 4 inches and the other leg measures 6inches. what is the length of the hypotenuse in inches

Answer 1

a^2 + b^2 = c^2  a=4 b= 6
4^2 + 6^2 =52
square root that: 
c=2 square root 13 exactly or 7.2 approximately