Is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs that mea-
sure 5 cm and 6 cm a rational number or an irrational number? Justify
your answer. Answer in complete sentences and indude all relevant calculations

Is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs that mea sure 5 cm and 6 cm a rational number or an irrational number Justify your answer Answer i class=

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Answer:
Irrational Number

Step-by-step explanation:
So, since it's a right triangle, you can use Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the measure of the hypotenuse.

Pythagorean Theorem says the hypotenuse squared = the sum of the sides squared.

5² + 6² = 25 + 36 = 61

And the square root of 61 is 7.8102496.... and the decimal continues in no distinguishable pattern. Therefore, the length of the hypotenuse is an irrational number.
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