Question

Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are 8 and 15 units in length.?

Answer 1

h^2=x^2+y^2

h^2=64+225

h^2=289

h=17

Answer 2

The formula to find the length of the hypotenuse is known as Pythagoras' Theorem, and is a² + b² = c². A and B represent the legs, and c is the hypotenuse, so we can substitute our values in and get:
8² + 15² = 64 + 225 = 289
Because that is c², we now need to square root to get the final answer as 17 units.

I hope this helps!