Question

a right triangle has legs of 9 cmand 40 cm. what is the the length of the hypotenuse

Answer 1

The hypotenuse is 41 cm.

Answer 2

we can use the pythagorean theorum

9^2 + 40^2 = c^2

81 + 1600 = c^2

1681= c^2

c = 41

c is the hypotenuse