Question

What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle if the two other sides are of lengths 7 and 4?

Answer 1

8.062 units

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean theorem, that would be: the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of squares of the two other sides. Solving the problem: let hypotenuse = H, `H^2 = 7^2 + 4^2` .therefore, `H^2 = 65` . to obtain H, get the square root of 65. H =8.062 units.